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The history of reason in the age of madness

Foucault’s enlightenment and a radical critique of psychiatry

John Iliopoulos

Abstract

The History of Reason in the Age of Madness revolves around three axes: the Foucauldian critical-historical method, its relationship with enlightenment critique, and the way this critique is implemented in Foucault's seminal work, History of Madness.

Publication details

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Place: London

Year: 2017

Pages: 224

ISBN (hardback): 9781474257756

Full citation:

Iliopoulos John (2017) The history of reason in the age of madness: Foucault’s enlightenment and a radical critique of psychiatry. London, Bloomsbury Academic.