Madness and Civilization
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Madness and Civilization is Michel Foucault’s influential historical and philosophical study of how Western societies have defined, treated, and institutionalized madness from the Renaissance to the modern era.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madness and Civilization canonical | 5 |
| Histoire de la folie à l’âge classique | 1 |
| Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madness and Civilization Context triple: [Michel Foucault, notableWork, Madness and Civilization]
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A.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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B.
The Life of the Mind
The Life of the Mind is a posthumously published philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that explores the nature of thinking, willing, and judging as fundamental activities of human consciousness.
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C.
The Unconscious Civilization
The Unconscious Civilization is a non-fiction book by Canadian philosopher John Ralston Saul that critiques modern corporate and consumer culture for undermining democracy and civic responsibility.
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D.
Minima Moralia
Minima Moralia is a collection of aphoristic reflections by Theodor W. Adorno that critically examines everyday life, culture, and morality in the context of late capitalism and postwar society.
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E.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madness and Civilization Target entity description: Madness and Civilization is Michel Foucault’s influential historical and philosophical study of how Western societies have defined, treated, and institutionalized madness from the Renaissance to the modern era.
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A.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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B.
The Life of the Mind
The Life of the Mind is a posthumously published philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that explores the nature of thinking, willing, and judging as fundamental activities of human consciousness.
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C.
The Unconscious Civilization
The Unconscious Civilization is a non-fiction book by Canadian philosopher John Ralston Saul that critiques modern corporate and consumer culture for undermining democracy and civic responsibility.
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D.
Minima Moralia
Minima Moralia is a collection of aphoristic reflections by Theodor W. Adorno that critically examines everyday life, culture, and morality in the context of late capitalism and postwar society.
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E.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| approach |
archaeological method
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genealogical analysis ⓘ |
| author | Michel Foucault ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
archaeology of knowledge
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episteme ⓘ the Great Confinement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle |
Madness and Civilization
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
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| examines |
asylums
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hospitals for the insane ⓘ leprosaria ⓘ medicalization of madness ⓘ moral treatment ⓘ psychiatric power ⓘ workhouses ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
England
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France ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| genre |
history of ideas
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intellectual history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
anti-psychiatry movement
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critical psychiatry ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ post-structuralist thought ⓘ social history of medicine ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
construction of madness as otherness
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relationship between power and knowledge ⓘ |
| notableFigureDiscussed |
Philippe Pinel
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Samuel Tuke ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Madness and Civilization
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Histoire de la folie à l’âge classique
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| publicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Plon ⓘ |
| subject |
Foucauldian genealogy
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confinement ⓘ history of madness ⓘ history of psychiatry ⓘ institutionalization of the insane ⓘ philosophy of medicine ⓘ reason and unreason ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Classical age
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Renaissance ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Paul-Michel Foucault
this entity surface form:
Histoire de la folie à l’âge classique
this entity surface form:
Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason