The History of Reason in the Age of Madness

The History of Reason in the Age of Madness revolves around three axes: the Foucauldian critical-historical method, its relationship with enlightenment critique, and the way this critique is implemented in Foucault''s seminal work, History of Madness.

Foucault''s exploration of the origins of psychiatry applies his own theories of power, truth and reason and draws on Kant''s philosophy, shedding n...