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The politics of experience
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- Book Synopsis
- In 'The Politics of Experience' and the visionary 'Bird of Paradise', R.D. Laing shows how the straitjacket of conformity imposed on us all leads to intense feelings of alienation and a tragic waste of human potential. He throws into question the notion of normality, examines schizophrenia and psychotherapy, transcendence and 'us and them' thinking, and illustrates his ideas with a remarkable case history of a ten-day psychosis. 'We are bemused and crazed creatures,' Laing suggests. This outline of 'a thoroughly self-conscious and self-critical human account of man' represents a major attempt to understand our deepest dilemmas and sketch in solutions. 'Everyone in contemporary psychiatry owes something to R.D. Laing' Anthony Clare, the Guardian.
- About The Author
- Born in 1927, R.D. Laing was a Scottish psychiatrist whose groundbreaking writing focused on mental illness. His work was particularly centred on the causes, treatment and experience of psychosis. He died in 1989.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780140134865
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, (26 April 1990)
- Number of Pages
- 155
- Weight
- 123 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 9 mm
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