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hades9stages's review against another edition
3.0
i don’t study psychology and i never have, but i hope to every possible god out there that study of psychology has significantly progressed since the release of this book
mundosentreletras's review against another edition
The ideas it presents about mental health are far too outdated, which is to expect from a book written in the 50s, something I didn't know before starting it.
type1padawan's review
2.0
This book is the theory and construction of the idea of madness. Foucault breaks down the ideas and structures of what culture and history has done with the idea of madness and sets out to make you think outside of the current ideas of what madness is to us. Overall, I found it to be a difficult read with a lot of psychological terminology within it. I enjoy Foucault as a thinker and I did get some ideas and thoughts reading this book, but it is not a very enjoyable read in itself. If you have interest in psychology and or the history of mental illness/madness this maybe a book you want to check out, but for the general reader it is a tough book to understand or get enjoyment from.
danielad's review
3.0
Probably not worth the money. The book contains several short chapters in which Foucault outlines madness as it pertains to the insane individual and then examines how it relates to society. In the final chapters, Foucault brings to light the contradiction inherent in psychology's relation to madness: psychology cannot directly analyze madness because, as a discipline, psychology was founded on the exclusion of madness. But though the content is unexceptional, the cover is more than enough to make up for it. Once strangers spot you reading this book, they'll immediately recognize your brilliance and erudition.
samypants35's review
3.0
The first half was mad confusing, the second half was brilliant. I have to reread it.