Anti-oedipus
Capitalism and Schizophrenia
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · May 26, 2009
An "introduction to the nonfascist life" (Michel Foucault, from the Preface) When it first appeared in France, Anti-Oedipus was hailed as a masterpiece by some and "a work of heretical madness" by others.
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- Who it’s for
- A provocative inquiry into how social belonging shapes free thought, psychology, and economic life.
- Themes
- Social conformity, Power and society, Mental illness and individuality
- Genres
- Critical Theory, Schizophrenia, Social Theory
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An "introduction to the nonfascist life" (Michel Foucault, from the Preface) When it first appeared in France, Anti-Oedipus was hailed as a masterpiece by some and "a work of heretical madness" by others. In it, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari set forth the following theory: Western society's innate herd instinct has allowed the government, the media, and even the principles of economics to take advantage of each person's unwillingness to be cut off from the group.
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What's more, those who suffer from mental disorders may not be insane, but could be individuals in the purest sense, because they are by nature isolated from society. More than twenty-five years after its original publication, Anti-Oedipus still stands as a controversial contribution to a much-needed dialogue on the nature of free thinking.
Freedom and the Group
A provocative inquiry into how social belonging shapes free thought, psychology, and economic life.
Come here for
- Ideas that connect social theory with psychology and economics
- A sharp challenge to assumptions about conformity and individuality
Expect
- A layered, controversial argument about free thinking
- Big questions about society, isolation, and the self
Where it sits
| Critical Theory | 66% |
|---|---|
| Schizophrenia | 41% |
| Social Theory | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Economic Theory
- Social Psychology
- Social Theory
- Authors
- Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- May 26, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Social conformity · Power and society · Mental illness and individuality
- Reading lane
- Economic Theory