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Histoire des représentations et du traitement de la folie (FUN)

Offered by Université Paris Diderot,

Vous vous demandez ce qu’est la folie? Une maladie que l’on peut diagnostiquer et soigner? Le résultat d’une possession maléfique? Le produit d’un contexte social et politique? Le “fou” est-il responsable de ses actes? La folie révèle-t-elle une vérité présente dans la société et en chacun de nous? A travers l’histoire, les grands penseurs, qu’ils soient philosophes, théologiens, médecins, psychologues, anthropologues, sociologues, historiens ou artistes se sont posé ces mêmes questions et ont développé des théories et des outils pour leur apporter des réponses. Avec le Mooc “Histoire des représentations et du traitement de la folie”, nous vous invitons à les découvrir.

En 6 séances documentaires, des spécialistes du monde universitaire, médical, et de la culture vous présenteront 6 thématiques essentielles pour répondre à vos interrogations sur les représentations et le traitement de la folie.
Si vous souhaitez acquérir et valider des connaissances sur les différentes approches de la folie à travers l’histoire et comprendre les grands débats contemporains autour de la santé mentale, ce MOOC pourrait bien être pour vous !

Plan du cours

Séance 1 : Folie et possession
Séance 2 : Les lieux de la folie
Séance 3 : Classifications
Séance 4 : La responsabilité en question
Séance 5 : Soins
Séance 6 : Folie et effets de vérité

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