Society and the Individual: From Soviet Psychiatric Terror to COVID-19
Society and the Individual: From Soviet Psychiatric Terror to COVID-19
Author(s): Robert Van VorenSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social psychology and group interaction, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Soviet psychiatry; Peaceful resistance; Personal freedom; Social responsibility;
Summary/Abstract: The tension between “personal freedom” and “social responsibility” is an eternal one, and should be eternally debated. This self-reflective story reviews the participation of one individual in the face of different societies, times, ideas, and systems. It considers what provides a sense of commitment to such a journey and how it depends on authority and personally perceived and assumed responsibility.
Journal: Darbai ir dienos
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 77
- Page Range: 143-159
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English