Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2009. Vol. Vol. 21 (nº 4). 628-632
Juan Pastor
Universidad de Oviedo
En este artículo trataremos de acercarnos a uno de los pensadores más notables e influyentes del pasado siglo: Michel Foucault, filósofo, psicólogo y profesor universitario. Michel Foucault es un personaje ciertamente poliédrico: historiador (de la locura, de la clínica, de la prisión, de la sexualidad), arqueólogo (del saber), analista (del discurso y de las relaciones de poder), psicólogo interesado en la genealogía de la subjetividad moderna y filósofo (del poder y del sujeto). El objetivo de este artículo es presentar algunas claves para utilizar la obra de Michel Foucault para una problematización de la Psicología.
Foucault’s relevance for Psychology. In this article, we will attempt to address one of the most outstanding and influential thinkers of the past century: Michel Foucault, Philosopher, Psychologist, and above all (university) Professor. Michel Foucault is certainly versatile: Historian (of madness, clinical practice, imprisonment and sexuality), Archaeologist (of knowledge), Analyst (of discourse and power relations), Psychologist (genealogy of subjectivity) and Philosopher (of power and the subject). With this article, we eventually expect to offer some clues to be able to use the work of Michel Foucault for the problematization of Psychology.
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