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Madness and Morality
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Dec 15, 1976
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Podcast episode
Description
Neurobiologist and lecturer of Physiology at the University of Cambridge Colin Blakemore considers mental illness and morality in his sixth and final Reith lecture from his series 'Mechanics of the Mind'. He questions why society attempts to regulate the behaviour of its members and tries to order them into normal and abnormal.
In this lecture entitled 'Madness and Morality', Professor Colin Blakemore expands on the many ways cerebral irregularities have been treated throughout history; invasive psychosurgery and electro-therapy were the precursors to modern day medicines and psychiatry.
In this lecture entitled 'Madness and Morality', Professor Colin Blakemore expands on the many ways cerebral irregularities have been treated throughout history; invasive psychosurgery and electro-therapy were the precursors to modern day medicines and psychiatry.
Released:
Dec 15, 1976
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Psychology of Encounters: Professor Arnold Toynbee considers the psychological effects of culture. by The Reith Lectures