Foucault indicates that there is establishment of an arbitrator to restore natural order and this was formulated in the seventeenth century. Accordingly, there is prejudice in the definition of right and wrong and this is also extended to the aspects of true and false. Additionally, there is lack of reason when individuals have to define the difference between sane and insane since many of the individuals that focus on this topic emphasize on unstable configurations. Ideally, the author indicates that there are various historical antecedents that individuals use although they have been condemned historically over the years. Importantly, the reflections by the writer are to annihilate the silence about the issue and provide a language that …show more content…
For this reason, he indicates that it is important to define the underlying exclusions of an individual that is considered mad and finding various ways to avoid the silence about the affected individuals by annihilating repression and domination of the forces that create such an impact. On the other hand, Derrida indicates that Foucault’s approach may not be the most significant since the author tends to use the language of reason yet it is the indicator that banished the approach to explain madness. For this reason, Derrida indicates that if silence of madness is crucial in the world, then there is a need to use various instruments that define its significance to the human race. In the same perspective, it is noted that the language of reason should explain unequivocally that madness is malfunction of an individual and the reason may be false. However, if the reason is false, the explanation may not rely on the language that explains the signs of madness and insanity. Notwithstanding, he states that the concept of madness is pure negativity although Derrida indicates that this does not affirm the mystical reality. In particular, he states that this is a result of the medium of communication, which is the language that people use. Thus, this is an effect of the tools of relaying information that create a …show more content…
Consequently, the author notes that there may be reason for the act but there is not ultimate reaction especially when the interests are relinquished. Thus the arrogance of the individuals may as well be punished in the future. Notwithstanding, Derrida indicates that individuals may not achieve reality by using concepts. In fact, he states that the individuals that struggle through such a course of action may only attain another concept that delineates from the realistic point of view. On this note, he states that the idea of madness may not overrule truth and if the two are to be linked together, there may not be a definite answer to the situation due to the additional concepts that may arise. On the other hand. Derrida notes that Foucault has errors in that there is creation of a belief that there is an instrument that led to concept and the concept has a sign or a word that can be achieved. Importantly, Derrida disagrees with the sentiments of Foucault in that the history of reason began in the seventeenth century. In fact, he states that this is an error that should have been avoided since it suggest that madness is unspeakable in terms of reason-in-general. Thus, Derrida indicates that Descartes reading is wrong since madness cannot be excluded from the thought and it is indeed a
Curtis Mortensen Mrs. Biorn 22 October, 2015 3B Concurrent English 11 Insanity Descriptive Rough Draft In the fictional universe of Batman, Batman fights and defeats many of the villains, like the Joker, the Penguin, Scarecrow, and Bane, only to have them declared criminally insane and sentenced to life inside Arkham Asylum. Inside Arkham Asylum these criminals enjoy comfier living conditions and laxer security than if they were inside a real jail. In real life, this should not happen, but whether it does or not depends on the important definition of criminal insanity.
Engaging an understanding in the readers that he really did not understand what he was doing and how it was wrong, once again prevailing in the emotional aspect. David Sedaris effectively uses rhetorical devices in “A Plague of Tics”, a narrative essay about his obsessive compulsive disorder. He uses various examples of ethos and pathos to create connections between himself and the reader, overall proving his argument that he could not control the actions he was
The following document reflects on the subjective matters and different thoughts of an author on the human actions. In Theodore Dalrymple “what we have to lose”, the author seems to questions human integrity, argues on the rule of barbarism and describes civilization as the key. I personally, happen to agree to all the arguments made by
Ken Kesey’s book titled “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” encapsulates the theme of insanity. The book questions not only the reader, but humanity on “What is insanity?” and therefore “What makes a person insane?”. An example of these moral questions is best displayed in the quote “Tell me why. You gripe, you bitch for weeks on end about how you can’t stand this place, can’t stand the nurse or anything about her, and all the time you ain’t committed.
The growth of hysteria in America exemplifies people’s tendency to abuse newly-gained power and is supported by Americans’ intolerance of unpopular ideologies. During times of hysteria, one often show his or her true natures. Therefore, human nature can be most easily observed in such times. During times of hysteria, people exploited fear among the public to gain more power, which they abused.
In language there is a plurality in the meanings of most words. In order to determine the definition of the word that the author is using, context clues are used. In Euripides’, The Bacchae, and Plato’s The Symposium, the meaning of the words intoxication and madness are played with, giving further meaning to the story and also adding further meaning to the themes in their respective plots. The meanings they use are similar in the fact that they both strengthen a common theme in both texts; the power of the gods. Where they differ is Plato’s interpretation of the word intoxication in the description of Socrates state of mind.
Enlightenment was a time of embracing logic and reasoning whilst rejecting untested beliefs and superstition. This time period occurred from the year 1694 until 1795. During this time writers used their medium of the written word to express their beliefs based on logic while denouncing old-world ideologies . During Enlightenment human nature was often put under scrutiny as thinkers strived to find what qualities resulted in the best possible human. In this piece of writing, the reader will be able to see the opinions of human nature held by three great thinkers from this time period: Voltaire, Jonathan Swift and Daniel Defoe.
Athena Kennedy Philosophy Professor Berendzen Kant vs. Foucault December 1, 2015 Kant vs. Foucault Humans question their surroundings every day, weather it is “is how I am acting the way I want to portray myself,” “am I doing the right thing in this situation?” All questions can and should be debated, In philosophy we find new ways to questions everything, weather it is another’s opinion or our own, we form new ways of thinking critically and new ways to obtain answers that will satisfy our thirst for knowledge. Philosophers believe that you need to be able to question everything because there is always new knowledge out there for us to absorb and to question. In critical thinking you evaluate an issue you believe is present in order
A Guilty Conscience: How Guilt Drives the Powerful to Insanity Guilt is the cause of the destruction of many, particularly in Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Macbeth. As Macbeth and Lady Macbeth continue to murder for the sake of power, they embark on opposite journeys but their guilt ultimately drives them both to insanity. Macbeth goes from being driven mad with guilt, to his instability causing him to murder recklessly. His wife goes from expressing no compassion or guilt to her guilt overcoming her and driving her to madness.
This study will discuss the rationalization of the body as it was depicted in the works of Max Weber and Michel Foucault. Both of them have widely discussed the issue from different perspectives. This paper will attempt to bring out the points on which the two thinkers would agree or disagree in their opinions regarding the rationalization of the body. In this paper I will argue that both Weber and Foucault had some common ideas as they tried to deal with rationalization of the body and the individuation of the body, even though both appear to be in quite different points.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey, considers the qualities in which society determines sanity. The label of insanity is given when someone is different from the perceived norm. Conversely, a person is perceived as sane when their behavior is consistent with the beliefs of the majority. Although the characters of this novel are patients of a mental institution, they all show qualities of sanity. The book is narrated by Chief Brodmen, an observant chronic psychiatric patient, who many believe to be deaf and dumb.
Anyway, this research will focus only on three aspects - conscience crisis, violence, and fate and destiny. These aspects will be discussed in three separate chapters under the umbrella of the selected novels of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men(1937) , The Grapes of Wrath(1939) , and The Pearl (1947) and Cormac McCarthy ’s Blood Meridian (1985) , No country for old men( 2005) , and The Road (2006) . The investigator has adopted the sociological methodology throughout the thesis. Furthermore , the second chapter - conscience crisis, will be divided into two parts ( man’s inhumanity to man and greed ). “The phrase (Man 's inhumanity to man) is first documented in the Robert Burns poem called Man Was Made to Mourn, Samuel Von Pufendorf also wrote in 1673, More inhumanity has been done by man himself than any other of nature 's causes.”
Edgar Allen Poe uses the narrator's "disease" as the determinant for why he acts, thinks, and behaves so outrageously. One, of the outrageous behaviors that was caused by the
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity" "There are moments when, even to the sober eye of Reason, the world of our sad Humanity may assume the semblance of a Hell." -Edgar Allan Poe A man whose life is still veiled in mystery even 150 years after his death, Edgar Allan Poe, the father of horror and gothic writing, is a man that truly understands the meaning of tragedy and madness. Poe lived a life of continuous misfortunes, and in his writings he expresses a darker view on humanity, one example would be in his short story "The Tell-Tale Heart", a story about a man that desperately tries to convince the reader that he is a sane man, despite the egregious story he proceeds to tell; he goes on by walking you through the time he killed an old, innocent man.
Macbeth and Madness Imagine the President of the United States admitting to having mental instability. This scenario may rattle some, but it clearly plays out in William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth. The play’s title character uses violence to maintain power but gradually plummets into mental illness. Before Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, conspire to murder his cousin Duncan, the King of Scotland, in order to attain authority, Macbeth foreshadows the possible repercussions; afterward, he experiences an immediate sense of remorse. The subsequent murder of a friend displays his progressive unsteadiness, but the massacre of an entire family demonstrates his transformation from instability to deviance.