He was Foundation Professor of Philosophy
at the Australian Catholic University and
Professor of Moral Philosophy at King's
College London until 2011.
Arrived in Australia
with his parents in
1950
He is married to Yael Gaita. They
have two children, Katerina and
Eva and two step children, Dahlia
and Michelle
"My life seems so
blessed with luck."
Raimond Gaita
"In many ways it was a very painful
childhood, but because my father was
such an incredibly good man, and so
was Hora, I feel no bitterness towards
my mother." Raimond Gaita
Wrote another
book called 'After
Romulus'
Mental Illness
in the 1950's
Mental illness was
seen in an extremely
bad way, which
caused people to
reject mentally ill
people
One in three
families would
send a family
member to a
mental institution
The number of
institution patients
reached its
peak of 560,000
Lobotomy and
electroconvulsive shock
treatment were the main
treatment methods within
institutions
People with a mental
Illness are often
referred to as lunatics
There were
around five
people to a room
in the institutions
Hostels and therapeutic social
clubs were set up to provide
support for ex-patients