Kaye, Bradley

Dr. Bradley Kaye holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Binghamton University’s Philosophy, Interpretation, and Culture Program. He taught Philosophy and Sociology at Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York for four years.

CRITICAL MADNESS THEORY:
A Way of Interpreting Irrational Behavior as Political Action

2012 0-7734-4049-6
In philosophical and economic traditions it is common place to discuss agency as rational and self-interested. This book examines how therapeutic practices in bi-polar support groups actually contradict this baseline presupposition. Can irrational people whose behavior does not correspond to their own personal interests be viewed as political agents, and this book argues yes. How does the madness inherent in mental illness factor into political organizing in radical groups like anarchists, and how can a new existential-phenomenological philosophy, which Dr. Kaye creates, help us to better understand grassroots organizing. The chapters progress from a discussion of transversality as the panacea to disciplinary power, which opens up agency, on to a discussion of existential-phenomenological intentions. It then moves to advocacy for this new philosophical system. It finishes in the final chapter on the art of living.

The Philosophy of Lao Tzu: The Text and Commentary on the Tao Te Ching

2018 1-4955-0651-7
This book is a English translation of a classical Chinese Taoist text, the Tao te Ching, which is considered a fun-damental text in Taoist philosophy and religion. It was written by Lao Tzu, a mysterious figure whose actual identity is heavily debated. The text of the Tao te Ching is included alongside Dr. Kaye’s commentary.