Abnormal : Lectures at the College De France 1974-75

403 Pages·2003·5.309 MB·English

by  Michel Foucault

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Lectauttr hCeeos glle ed eFr anc19e7,5 -1976
MI CHEL FOUCAULT
Abnormal
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CONTENTS
ForeworFdr:a nc;oEiws alda ndA lessandFroon tana Xl
IntroductiAornn:o ldI .D avidson XVll
one 8 JANUAR1Y97 5 1
Expertp yschioaiptnniicpon en n caals- eWsha.kt i ofnd di scourse
itsh dei usrcofso eexp eprtysc hioaiptnnic-oD ni?s coofu trurtshe s
anddi usrcstoahetms a koenl ea u-gLhe.gp arloi ofne ighteenth­
cenctunrym ilnaa-wTl.h reefo rme-rTsh.pe n ncofipp lreof ound
conv-iEcxttuieaontnci.inm rgsc tua-nTchreees l.na spthb iieotween
trutahnj du s-tiTchegre.o tetsntqeh mu eec haofpn oiws-emTr h.e
pyschologidcoaulofb-t lmho/Jeoeer na-slEe xp.e ortip nisohno ws
hotwh ien diavlirdyeru aeadsle hmicbsnl mees hbehef aosr e
commiit-ttT.eh dee m erofgt ehnec eofp n oowrmearl 1Zg.tion.
two 15J ANUAR1Y9 75 31
Madnaenscdsn m-eP.e rvearnspdiu tye n-"Tlhdieaty n.g erous
indailv-.Ti hdpeuys chieaxpte?crrtai oncn hlaytv ehec harofa cter
Ubu-T.h eeisp etmolloegiofvcp eayslcl h iaant1dryir se gre1sns ion
expemretd icooip-nli-eEognnaofd.lt haen taigrcoe nilioapsnt tshi
betwemeednpi ocawalenj rdu dipcoiw-aeElrpx .e ortp inion and
abnoirmnadliv id(ulaelss )-Cni1ofCt ihnseom t ofi on
anormaux .
rperes-sEixuocsnliof.ol pnee arsn idn clofu psliavogu1neC t1ms. -
Ivnenoftp ioosnit htenicovleofo p gioews-eT rh.ne o rmaanltd eh
pathological.
Contse nt
VI
three2 2JA NUAR1Y97 5 55
Threfiegu rteahstc o nsttehdi otumtefae ai bnn ormtahlheiu tym:a n
moenrste,thi nditvoi cdoburreae ltc ehmt eads,tu rcbhait-lTingdh .e
sexmuoanlbs rtingset groe tthhmeeor n sitronudsi avnitddeh u al
sexdueavli- Hainstt.ro ericvaefil te htwerh efiegu re-Rse.v eefr sal
tehihri stiopmricoartla- nScaece.r mebdry oalntodehgy j undico-
bioltoehgicoaefrylt eh m oenrs-S.t iamtewsi-enH se.rmp ahriotdes:
mincoars- eTshM.ea nL·eemc aicrsa -sTeh.Ae n nGer andcjaesaen.
four 29J ANUAR1Y9 75 81
Thmeo rmaolen rs-.Ct rimiecn laslsai-wTc.ha selep ctefa cle
publica netdxo ertucr(uelts aiu opnp). l Ti-rcaen ifoefrmt aehh on
meacnhiefsp mosw -eDri.psp aeaanrefc teh en "tuaelxp eintudefr e
punitpiovw-eeT rh.pe a thonlaoetugicef rac ln min-aTlhiety .
polimtoiencrsLa:tol uXV iIs a nMda rie-Antoimnoenttset.e r - The
iJna colbiitne( rhtaetytu rraean tna)dn ti-Jlaictoebriantu re (the
rebepllpeilooe-uI)scn. e asntcd a nnibalism.
five 5 FEBRUAR1Y9 75 109
Inte hl aefn tdeh o gre-sT.r anfsroimtt ehim oonen trso tteh
abno(rmla'la n-orThmeagr let)fah.outr n edemi onengrsef st
cnmipysncahli -aMteryd.ip coawalen rjd u dpiCiaolw weirrt ehg ard
tote hn ohefo tnha eb sefe inntceer- Tehszetn .si tozn"tuiatoliefnz at
pyschiaasats ryep ciabltr"z!aefdnp cuhb ylgiiecna enha dp airctular
domefas ioncp iraoilto e-nCc.ot d!ficefam haodnna esss osc ial
dan-gTehrme.o ticvnem(lece srssi amrneas i asnotdneh t )e sts
ef tehe nthroefnp eyscmheina-tTt hryHe.e nnCeottrnei er
ca-sTeh.de i vsecefryo t hines tincts.
SlX 12FE BRUAR1Y9 75 137
InsatinsgJc itefd i ntelligibefim loitityv elaensefdsc ricmtnehm aet
canbnpeou tn i-sEhxetsdei.efno p nysc hikantonwcal nepddo gwee r
ont hbea sefi tshpe r oblzeomefna 1 ti'z.g.it1s-Tthi1en8 c3lt8a.a w n d
tehr locel abi_mpyysecd h iiapntu rybs leiccu- Pnys·ctyh.ia antdry
adminirguseltartathitiedov enem, fa ornp ydsc hibayttrye h f amily,
Coentnts
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antdhc eo nstiptuystcihnoipi:na-o tliticaofl d ians mcinbaettwieoenn
indiv-iThdevu oallusnn.vt oaalryryua- xniittshi,en stainnctdhh vee
auto-mThaete ixcp.lof ot sehsi yotmonpm oaltogical
fiel-dPy.sc hibaetryc socmieaesnn tdche enc iofqa uben ormal
indiv-iThdeau banlosarm.h a uldg:oe m ofa iinnt ervention.
seven1 9 FEBRUA1R9Y7 5 167
Thep robofls eemx uruanltsirh uotyg thehfi elofd
abnormaThleio tylC.dh r-insttuiofaac lnos nfe s-sFrioomtn h.e
confesasccioorntd oit nrifaagf ttehso a crofa ment
pena-nDcelevo.eep nmoftt e hp ast-oLroaHulai.ebs rP t'rsa tique
dus acrdaemp eenntia tneCdnh claeeBrs o rromt!(eCa'lrso
BorromIenos)t rauuccxto inofne-ssFr soemt uhcero snfe.sts oi on
sipn"dtiuiraoe-lcnT t.hd eo udbilsecfi ulrtofsel irifevi ente h
corife-ssC1oorifneef.st steiehrCo onu nofc iTlr eThnest ix.t h-
commanmdomdeofen ltqs:u esatcicootnroPid iinengMrrg ie / dh ar
anLdo uHiaesbrt -.A ppearofa tnehbc oeydof p leeaa snduder sire
ipne nitaensndipt nitpaurlaia lcc ets.
eight 26F EBRUAR1Y9 75 201
A nepwr ocofee dxuarmei tnehab toyidd oins:c raflesed siahtn edd
tehb oydb latmheurdghot ehfl es-hSp.i n"dtiuiraoetlnceh t,
devpmeelnofot C athmoyslti1cai: nitdshp meh, e noofm enon
posse-mDoins.t inctiona nwbdie ttcwh-eceTrnheft e.p ossession
posseofs sLiooundso n. ast- hpCelo anasvntuvdihi cisf oiormnb le
oft hset ruggilnte hb eoy o/d thpeo ss-eThsesp erdo.bo/ l etmh e
possaenstdsh ecedoi nrv udlonseoisbot en lsot nhhgei sto/to o ry
ill-nTheesa sn.h .-csotynlvmiuosfdtouivlceofa st th:cie oo rifne ssi'on
ansdip n.dtuiarolena c;ppt eitamole dirceuicrnotseode; iip slcinary
anedd ucaalstsy itoeo/nm tshs ee vencteenet-nCutoryhn. v ualss ion
neurologicmaoldo/ em le niti/anlm .
nine 5 MARCH 1975 231
Thper oboflm easmt urbbeattiwtoehnCee hn n sdtiisacnqo ftu hres e
flesahns de xpuysacplha otho-Thlroefgyeo. rm ofst hseo imzaattion
Coenntst
Vlll
ofm atsurb-aThtepi aotnh.o rlpeoosgincsaioflb ility
chil-dPhrpoeuobde.ms acusertnbtaa tnaioddn u sletdn ut;ceh t io
ef.lencsoefm reosom u t-sidAne e.ow rg azg,ntiiofof nam islyap ce
ancdo ntthreeol li:m iofni anttieormnea dntideha d ni"reesc t
applicofat thpieao rneb noytdt 'otse hc hibloydd.-'C su ltural
invioooflnt u hftaem ily-T.h mee dicaoflt ihnzg,eetf waim oinaly n d
thceh iclodnf'ests otseh id oonch teoirtr,eh C thon sttheincainq ues
oft ehc onfes-sTihomene .d picearls eofcc uhhtioilboodyndm eaofn s
tehr easitofnrm ta sturb-Tahtceio oinnts.utof t tihcoeen lflamuillya r
tahtta krpeeossn sfiorbt ihbleoyi ad tyn ldife of t hceh i-Nladtu.r al
educaantSdit oaentd eun c.a tio
ten 12M ARCH 1975 263
What tmehpa skhyeocsa tnitaechlyo ofryi ncaecpsctteat btoleh e
boguerfoamiis(ly d ancgofemrorem ste h c hild's
desi-Nroerm)a.l iofzg,t ethu irobpnaor nl etaantridehoa tptia ml
distnof"t ebhw uotrikoinfn agm-(icdlyla ancsgosfem rorefms at haenrsd
brot-hTewrtoseh )o.nof ein sc e-sTtha.en tesc etofdha eebn ntormal:
pyschiatnmce1as·nhupd ydsc ihciiaatln mcefsa-hTm.hi el ial
problofes meaxtiuacan ltdhia etyn alyofis tiisrrs e gul-aTnh"tei es.
twtiehno ofryi nsatnisdne cxtua aselityip stemoplooligi"ttciaoofcs- akl
pyschi-aTthoryen. . ofgs ienxpsuys caphloah tol(oHgye innch
Kaan-E)t.i oofml aodgyn oents hbsea ofst ihshe i softt oehsry e xual
insatniidnm catgi n-aTthcieao ofsnt e.hs eo lBdeirterra nd.
eleve1n9 MARCH 1975 291
A mixfiegudrt eeh:m oenrst,thm ea usrtbaatntodhr ie,n dividual
whcoa nbneio ntt ewgrihatittneehn d o rmiavstesy tofee md unc.a tio
-TheC ha]rolycue asa sneadf a miplyl uggientdth one e w
ssytofec mo natnrpdoo lw -eCrh.i ladsht ohhoeid s tcoornidciatli on
of tehg eneraoflip yzscahtiikaontnno· wcl epdogwee- ra.n d
Pyschiatnof"zy.i tnfiaonnta inldi scmo nsshc"tuitofei noncnoe rm ofa la
anadb nocrmoanld- Tuhcmtea. j toehro rectoincsatruoflc tions
psyicahitrynt hsee choan!fdt hofne i eneencttehn tu-Prys.yi cahtry
anrda cpiyscshmi:aa ntrysd o cdiefeanls e.
Coenntst
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Course Summary 323
CoursCeo ntext 331
Indexo fN otionasn dC oncepts 357
Indexo fN ames 369