Plato psychiatrist, Foucault platonic

Abstract

This work explores the links between the concepts of “soul”, “law” and “word” in Plato’s work, in order to highlight the importance and the centrality of the philosophical- therapeutic dimension in the Greek philosopher’s thought. In that way, this work pretends to show that “contemporary” problems usually discussed within “Human Sciences” in general, and Psychiatry in particular, should confront their knowledge with Plato’s work, mainly due to the profound influence his ideas have had in our Greco- c christian culture. In that sense, and with that objective, this work also explores Michel Foucault’s lucid and controversial interpretation of Plato.