Enlightenment and “Madness”: the influence of enlightenment moral values on British public asylums, 1680–1850

dc.contributor.advisorChurchill, Wendy
dc.contributor.advisorWaite, Gary
dc.contributor.authorPaterson, Erin L
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:25:50Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:25:50Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2023-03-01T15:02:12Z
dc.description.abstract‘Mad-doctor’ was the name applied to medical practitioners involved in the care and treatment of the mentally ill. During the long eighteenth century (1680-1850), these mad-doctors were affected by the Enlightenment’s ideals of individuality, moralism, and personal freedom. This thesis explores the education of mad-doctors, the development and use of technologies used within public asylum care, and the shifting views on patient utility within Britain’s public asylums. It utilizes the works of contemporary scholars as well as primary sources that include journals, presentations, and reports from maddoctors, keepers, and ministerial overseers. By examining the influence of moral philosophers on Britain’s mad-doctors, it becomes clear that the Enlightenment explicitly impacted the treatment and care of the mentally ill throughout the long eighteenth century.
dc.description.copyright© Erin L. Paterson, 2021
dc.formattext/xml
dc.format.extentvii, 178 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)1414976274en
dc.identifier.otherThesis 10879en
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13820
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineHistory
dc.subject.lcshPsychiatrists--Great Britain--18th century.en
dc.subject.lcshAsylums--Great Britain--18th century.en
dc.subject.lcshEnlightenment--Great Britain--18th century.en
dc.subject.lcshMentally ill--Care--Great Britain--18th century.en
dc.subject.lcshGreat Britain.en
dc.titleEnlightenment and “Madness”: the influence of enlightenment moral values on British public asylums, 1680–1850
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Arts
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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