Foucault, Psychoanalysis, and Critique
Two Aspects of Problematization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3774607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy Allen (0000-0003-1446-4159, Pennsylvania State University College of Liberal Arts Sparks Building University Park, PA 16802 USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 170-186 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Angelaki (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0969-725X • E-ISSN: 1469-2899 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0969725x.2018.1451570 |
| OpenAlex | W2796689265 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 23 |
In this paper, I examine the relationship between Foucault and psychoanalysis through the lens of problematization. Rather than asking the interpretive question of what was Foucault's own attitude toward psychoanalysis, I analyze what sort of problem psychoanalysis might be thought to pose for a Foucaultian conception of critique. The bulk of the paper is devoted to a discussion of the three primary dangers that psychoanalysis is typically thought to pose for such a conception; these dangers are grouped under the headings of normalization, the drives, and power. After arguing that these three dangers can be overcome – by which I mean that they do not amount to reasons for believing that psychoanalysis is conceptually incompatible with Foucaultian critique – I then turn to a discussion of how psychoanalytic concepts and categories are related to Foucault's method of critical problematization. There I argue that psychoanalysis, far from being incompatible with Foucault's understanding of critique, actually serves as a model for his own critical method understood as a radical approach to writing history
Critical theory · Epistemology · Michel foucault · Normalization (sociology · Politics · Power (physics · Problematization · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Social science · Sociology · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Psychology · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |