Illness as a Work of Thought

The book applies Foucault's archaeological and genealogical methods to explore the relationship between illness and modernity. Monica Greco examines the contributions of various disciplines, including medicine, psychiatry, and psychology, to the concept of 'psychosomatics.' She analyzes how understanding psychosomatic illness can reshape our perceptions of illness, subjectivity, and the ethical and political dimensions of health. This work invites readers to reconsider the implications of illness in contemporary society.