Man Against Himself
Karl Augustus Menninger (July 22, 1893 - July 18, 1990), born in Topeka, Kansas, was an American psychiatrist and a member of the famous Menninger family of psychiatrists who founded the Menninger Foundation and the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas.During his career, Menninger wrote a number of influential books. In his first book,The Human Mind, Menninger argued that psychiatry was a science and that the mentally ill were only slightly different than healthy individuals. InThe Crime of Punishment, Menninger argued that crime was preventable through psychiatric treatment; punishment was a brutal and inefficient relic of the past. He advocated treating offenders like the mentally ill.His subsequent books includeThe Vital Balance,Man Against HimselfandLove Against Hate.