THE POLITICS OF EXPERIENCE AND THE BIRD OF PARADISE by R. D. Laing ( 9780140134865 )

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THE POLITICS OF EXPERIENCE AND THE BIRD OF PARADISE

By:

R. D. Laing

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PENGUIN BOOKS LTD

Pub. date:

26 April, 1990

Pages:

160

Description:

Shows how the straitjacket of conformity imposed on us leads to feelings of alienation and a waste of human potential. This title examines schizophrenia and psychotherapy, transcendence and 'us and them' thinking, and illustrates ideas with a case history of a ten-day psychosis.

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.

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