The Birth Of The Clinic by Michel Foucault
An Archaeology of Medical Perception
This seminal work explores the transformation of medical perception and practice in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, emphasizing the shift from a focus on individual symptoms to a more systematic approach centered around the human body. It delves into the emergence of clinical medicine, where the hospital becomes a space of observation and knowledge production, reshaping the doctor-patient relationship and the very nature of medical discourse. Through a historical lens, it examines how power and knowledge intersect in the medical field, ultimately influencing the ways in which society understands health, illness, and the human condition.
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- Published
- 1963
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 215-250
- Original Language
- French
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- - Naissance de la clinique
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