We all know from our personal experience that we can be our… - R. D. Laing

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We all know from our personal experience that we can be ourselves only in and through our world and there is a sense in which 'our' world will die with us although 'the' world will go on without us.

R. D. Laing

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Ronald David Laing (usually known as R.D. Laing, October 7, 1927 – August 23, 1989) was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote on mental illness and the experience of psychosis.

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Native Name: Ronald David Laing

Alternative Names: Ronald Laing • R.D. Laing • Ronald D. Laing

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