The Outsider
Wilson's existential study examines the 'outsider'—those who feel alienated from society—through literature, philosophy, and psychology. Through case studies of visionaries, artists, and madmen, it explores the price of consciousness and the search for meaning. The work influenced the Beat Generation and counterculture.
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