On understanding madness
A paradoxical view
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21591749 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wouter Kusters (Kusters Tekst en Media, Reeuwijk, Netherlands, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1521-1542 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-5089 • E-ISSN: 1465-394X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09515089.2022.2146491 |
| OpenAlex | W4309191891 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
In this article, I will examine the question why it is so difficult to understand madness. First, I will examine what the third-person approach of psychosis or madness has to offer, and where its limitations lie with respect to its proper understanding. Next I will examine if and how the first-person perspective on madness contributes to our understanding. I will demonstrate that there is a stalemate between third- and first-person perspectives, which on the one hand hinders a free sight on madness, but which is on the other hand exemplary of the problem that is presented by madness. This turns out to be a paradox that haunts both the concept and experience of madness itself, as well as those who try to understand it. In the fourth section, I will unpack some of the operations of the paradox as it is found both in philosophy and madness, both by their producers as by their consumers. In the fifth section, I will tentatively sketch (im)possibilities of escaping paradoxes
Epistemology · Metaphysics · Philosophy of mind · Sight · Sketch · Stalemate · Computer Science · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Law · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |