Jules Henry

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Jules Henry (November 29, 1904 – September 23, 1969) wrote Culture Against Man (1963) questioning the authority of and rationale behind cultural institutions, particularly education, and Pathways to Madness (1965), concerning mental and developmental disorders and raises the question how disease and disorder arise from dependencies on families and institutions. His work that presaged much of current focus on finding ways to improve failing schools and contend with a culture that is educated primarily by paid media is hugely influential, but largely left out of print and hard to find.

He argued in favor of recognizing the collective nature of experience and in favor of analyzing and constructing institutions with greater collectivity and social responsibility in mind.