Book · 2006 · Psychiatry
History of madness
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History of Madness by Michel Foucault is a comprehensive philosophical work that traces the complex evolution of psychiatric thought, societal exclusion, and the institutionalization of mental illness from the medieval era onward. The book shares intellectual territory with the author's related writings and has been discussed by scholars on prominent podcasts. In December 2024, historian Stephen Kotkin appeared on Conversations with Tyler and recounted his early academic experiences. Kotkin shared that as a naive student, he had been required to read works associated with Foucault's studies on madness and approached the philosopher directly to ask probing questions regarding the text's intended meanings. Similarly, on a May 2017 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Jordan Peterson mentioned reading Foucault's foundational literature on madness while exploring the historical roots of psychiatric diagnostic frameworks. Peterson discussed how the author advanced specific doctrines regarding the categorization of psychological distress. Through these podcast mentions, intellectuals reflected on the profound and controversial impact of Foucault's historical analysis on contemporary understandings of sanity, reason, and social deviance.
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Jordan Peterson and you know I read fuko's work I think it was Madness and civilization where he he Advanced that particula… 1
“and you know I read fuko's work I think it was Madness and civilization where he he Advanced that particular um Doctrine”
Stephen Kotkin so I went up to him as a naive with the this book Madness and civilization which we had been forced to read… 1
“so I went up to him as a naive with the this book Madness and civilization which we had been forced to read and I I started asking him questions what does this mean”