The following article examines Foucault’s definition of biopolitics,especially the problem of its origin. Foucault’s thesis is that modern biopolitics has its most remote origin in the ancient Christian pastoral work; however, there are good reasons to believe that the origin may be found in Plato, given the biopolitical direction of his thought.
Keywords:
Foucault, Plato, biopolitics, Christian pastoral work
Frías Urrea, R. (2013). Foucault and the Greek origin of biopolitics. Revista De Filosofía, 69, Pág. 119–132. Retrieved from https://revistafilosofia.uchile.cl/index.php/RDF/article/view/30122
