Foucault's Mirror

[starchamber007]

In a previous post I talked about the way that Foucault describes the idea of sacred distance was being transferred from the lepers to the mentally ill in “Madness and Civilization.” I said that “Mental-illness is a big business, and has been well integrated into a culture in which a diagnosis can easily become an important aspect of their social

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[anonymous]

really?

[starchamber007]

I suppose I should clarify this comment:  "I have come to the conclusion that the media is the new Leper, and the quality of sacred distance applies."  I don't mean to insinuate that this is the role the media plays in society, but rather that I see a way that this quality of sacred distance can be most effectively applied in an effort to "dwell" in a space that cultivates self-knowledge and uses critical thinking.