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Truth, Power

I was gearing up to write a bit of a rant entry on sleep disorders. Then, after a brief conversation with Andrew, I became completely distracted by issues of pathologisation. In a fairly coincidental juxtaposition, while at work I ended up reading this essay, called “Is Bad Writing Necessary”. I find myself completely agreeing with both of the opposing sides presented in this essay, which seems puzzling. It also leads me back to pathologisation, in two respects. The first is that pathologisation is about word usage, and how that affects point of view. The second is that I find myself very much on both sides of the fence when it comes to providing labels for behaviours. Once again, puzzling. Perhaps more on this topic later.

posted at 14:16 on Tue, 30 Jan, 2007 | path: /living



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