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Critical Madness Theory [electronic resource] : A Way of Interpreting Irrational Behavior as Political Action
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaye, Bradley.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Irrationalism (Philosophy).
- Political participation.
- Social psychology.
- Local Subjects:
- Irrationalism (Philosophy).
- Political participation.
- Social psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In philosophical and economic traditions it is common place to discuss agency as rational and self-interested. This book examines how therapeutic practices in bi-polar support groups actually contradict this baseline presupposition. Can irrational people whose behavior does not correspond to their own personal interests be viewed as political agents, and this book argues yes. How does the madness inherent in mental illness factor into political organizing in radical groups like anarchists, and how can a new existential-phenomenological philosophy, which Dr. Kaye creates, help us to better unde
- Contents:
- CRITICAL MADNESS THEORY: A Way of Interpreting Irrational Behavior as Political Action; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3a; Chapter 3b; Chapter 4; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-1814-8
- OCLC:
- 830162987
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