The Great Fear," analyzes the European reaction to a famous work by Diderot.
This work posits a circle of non-being in its discussion of imagination. "The Great Fear," analyzes the European reaction to a famous work by Diderot. The analysis begins in "Stultifera Navis," with the discussion of the end of leprosy in Europe and the Ship of Fools. Central to the work is the juxtaposition of Cartesian skepticism with the rise of one of the titular concepts, an idea which sparked a famous argument with Jacques Derrida. The author also uses Antoine Artaud, Don Quixoite, and King Lear as examples in the work. Other chapters include, "The Great Confinement" ,and "Passion and Delirium." FTP, identify this work about the role of insanity in Western society, written by Michel Foucault.
This work posits a circle of non-being in its discussion of imagination.
Madness and Civilization