Madness and Civilization: History of Insanity in the Age of Reason - Couverture souple

Foucault, Michel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0422751707 ISBN 13 : 9780422751704

Editeur : Tavistock Publications Ltd, 1971

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In recent years the question of madness and how to define it has become the centre of a great deal of discussion. This is the question the distinguished French psychologist and philosopher Michel Foucault seeks to answer by studying madness from 1500 to 1800 - from the Middle Ages when insanity was considered part of everyday life and fools and madmen walked the streets, to the point when these people began to be considered a threat, asylums were built for the first time, and a wall was erected between the insane and the rest of humanity.

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this classic account of madness, Michel Foucault shows once and for all why he is one of the most distinguished European philosophers since the end of World War II. Madness and Civilization, Foucault's first book and his finest accomplishment, will change the way in which you think about society. Evoking shock, pity and fascination, it might also make you question the way you think about yourself.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tavistock Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1971
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0422751707
• ISBN 13: 9780422751704
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 314
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• Personne responsable: non disponible