Madness and Civilization

Madness and Civilization
Author: Michel Foucault
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2013-01-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0307833100

Michel Foucault examines the archeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800 - from the late Middle Ages, when insanity was still considered part of everyday life and fools and lunatics walked the streets freely, to the time when such people began to be considered a threat, asylums were first built, and walls were erected between the "insane" and the rest of humanity.

Alien Landscapes?

Alien Landscapes?
Author: Jonathan Glover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2014-09-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0674368363

Do people with mental disorders share enough psychology with other people to make human interpretation possible? Jonathan Glover tackles the hard cases—violent criminals, people with delusions, autism, schizophrenia—to answer affirmatively. He offers values linked with agency and identity to guide how the boundaries of psychiatry should be drawn.

Mysticism

Mysticism
Author: William J. Wainwright
Publisher: Wayland
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1981
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy of Religion
Author: William J. Wainwright
Publisher:
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2010
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

The past forty years or so have witnessed a renaissance in the philosophy of religion. New tools and new historical research have prompted many thinkers to take a fresh look at old topics. Moreover, sophisticated examinations of contentious new issues, such as the problem of religious diversity or the role of emotions and other non- evidental factors in shaping rationally held religious beliefs, have also emerged. Comes fully indexed with a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor.

Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy of Religion
Author: William L. Rowe
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1989
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

What is the relationship between faith and reason? Find out in PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: AN INTRODUCTION. Because it's written to be easily understood no matter your background, this philosophy of religion textbook introduces you to the debate in a way you can understand. Whether it's the philosophical proofs for God's existence or using reason to evaluate faith claims, the major points in the philosophy of religion are all covered in this excellent textbook. And with its built-in study tools, PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: AN INTRODUCTION helps out during test time as well.

Journals Mid-fifties, 1954-1958

Journals Mid-fifties, 1954-1958
Author: Allen Ginsberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1995
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

In these most personal of pages we follow Allen Ginsberg from heady times of the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance and sojourns in the Arctic and Mexico, through his 1957 visit to Burroughs in Morocco, and adventures in Paris, Amsterdam, London, and New York. These journals offer an account of Ginsberg's emotional life: his homosexuality; his love affair with Peter Orlovsky; and the death of his mother.

Library Journal

Library Journal
Author: Melvil Dewey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 938
Release: 1952
Genre: Libraries
ISBN:

Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.