Mad Travelers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses - Softcover

Hacking, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674009541 ISBN 13: 9780674009547

Verlag: HARVARD UNIV PR, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Hacking tells the fascinating tale of Albert Dadas, a native of France's Bordeaux region and the first diagnosed mad traveler. Dadas suffered from a strange compulsion that led him to travel obsessively, often without identification, not knowing who he was or why he traveled. Using the records of Philippe Tissie, Dadas's physician, Hacking attempts to make sense of this strange epidemic. In telling this tale, Hacking raises probing questions about the nature of mental disorders, the cultural repercussions of their diagnosis, and the relevance of this century-old case study for today's overanalyzed society.

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Ian Hacking is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. He holds the chair of Philosophy and History of Concepts at the College de France. Among his many books, the most recent is Rewriting the Soul.

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• Verlag: HARVARD UNIV PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0674009541
• ISBN 13: 9780674009547
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
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