Also, being too much enamored of genius itself and not sufficiently grounded and modest. Somehow buying into Foucault’s postmodern logic that everything is about power and that the mentally ill can be freed from the chains of their psychoses simply by opening the doors is not only the height of arrogance, it is actively cruel and evil. A…
Also, being too much enamored of genius itself and not sufficiently grounded and modest. Somehow buying into Foucault’s postmodern logic that everything is about power and that the mentally ill can be freed from the chains of their psychoses simply by opening the doors is not only the height of arrogance, it is actively cruel and evil. And the well-meaning Yale profs who accepted Michael because his genius deserved a chance were themselves participating in this cruelty.
Also, being too much enamored of genius itself and not sufficiently grounded and modest. Somehow buying into Foucault’s postmodern logic that everything is about power and that the mentally ill can be freed from the chains of their psychoses simply by opening the doors is not only the height of arrogance, it is actively cruel and evil. And the well-meaning Yale profs who accepted Michael because his genius deserved a chance were themselves participating in this cruelty.