Acid Horizon Foucault's "Politics of Health" and "What Is Enlightenment?"
Jun 21, 2020
This podcast explores Foucault's ideas on medicalization, Enlightenment thought, and their relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses the transformation of medicine in the 18th century, social divisions in healthcare, surveillance technologies, and the relevance of Foucault's work for social theory and Marxism.
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Politics of Health
- Foucault examines the birth of a new form of politics arising from medical practices.
- He argues that political structures are intertwined with medicine, family, and policing.
Fauci and Politics
- Will uses the example of the public's reliance on Dr. Fauci during the coronavirus crisis.
- This highlights the intersection of medicine and politics.
Foucault's Methodology
- Foucault's methodology involves examining power, truth, and right within medical and political systems.
- He explores how these concepts interact and influence the formation of subjects.