On being unreasonable in modern society
Are mental health problems special
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12314168 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Pilgrim (0000-0001-8140-8734, University of Liverpool, corresponding author), Floris Tomasini (University of Lancashire) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 631-646 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-27 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disability & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09687599.2012.669108 |
| OpenAlex | W2150970830 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 27 |
There are many grounds for arguing that people with a range of disabilities have more in common than they have differences. However, those grounds to date have not resulted in a unified social movement. This paper examines one possible reason for that lack of unity: the particular force of being unreasonable in modern society. However, being unreasonable is not limited to those with a psychiatric diagnosis, nor does a lack or loss of reason take a simple common form within that group: it is a highly nuanced and context-specific matter. This complexity is discussed in relation to a set of inter-related questions about legalism, morality and post-enlightenment concerns with order and rationality. The paper concludes with a discussion of scenarios available to new social movements concerned with disability. Keywords: mental health problemsdisability movementpsychiatric survivors
Context (archaeology · Economics · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Legalism (Western philosophy · Morality · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Rationality · Relation (database · Set (abstract data type · Simple (philosophy · Sociology · Computer Science · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Law · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.77 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |