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by Martin Howarth-Williams
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Employing Jean-Paul Sartres Progressive/Regressive Method, Howarth-Williams analyses the internal coherence of Laings evolving ideas and traces the influence of existentialism, phenomenology, and mysticism upon his work. Drawing on interviews, films, television appearances, and personal recollections, the author reconstructs the intersection between Laings psychiatric practice and his wider social critique.
In a concluding section, the study isolates Laings concept of intelligibility proposing it as a unifying theme that can serve as a foundation for a dialectical sociology attuned to human experience and meaning. The work thus bridges Laings psychological radicalism with the emerging critical sociology of the period.
