Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity by Michel Foucault | Book Club

Full Title: Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason

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Pages to read: 295
ISBN: 9780679721109 (Originally listed edition, and Edition I am Using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Why do societies exclude certain peoples?
•Why was madness excluded?
•What is madness?
•How can someone develop a madness?
•How to differentiate between what is real and what is illusion?
•Why does madness fascinate?
•What does reason have to do with madness?
•What are the passions of madness?
•How does is knowledge used by madness?
•How did societies treat those with a madness?
•What determined whether the mad would be locked up or set free from confinement?
•How is madness treated?