Foucault — “All life was finally judged by this degree…”

Source: Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason — Michel Foucault

Book page: foucault-madness-civilization

From: Madness and Civilization — Quotes

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All life was finally judged by this degree of irritation: abuse of things that were not natural, the sedentary life of cities, novel reading, theatergoing, immoderate thirst for knowledge,