Is Madness a form of Wisdom? | Full Debate | Richard Bentall, Patricia Casey, Robert-Rowland Smith

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Might madness be a strange form of wisdom rather than its diseased opposite?

Madness is understood as the opposite of reason. Yet as Van Gogh and Nietzsche attest, madness can also be an inexplicable source of insight. Might madness be a strange form of wisdom rather than its diseased opposite? Or is this to make light of a condition that requires treatment?

Author of Madness Explained Richard Bentall, Professor of Psychiatry Patricia Casey and Philosopher and Author of Death Drive Robert-Rowland Smith

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