FAQ About Michel Foucault
How did Michel Foucault view madness and mental illness?
In “Madness and Civilization”, Foucault explores the historical treatment of madness and how society's understanding of mental illness is socially constructed. He argues that the division between sanity and insanity has been used as a means of control, marginalizing and excluding certain individuals from society. Foucault's work demonstrates that our conceptions of mental illness are not purely medical but are influenced by social, cultural, and political factors.
