According to Michel Foucault, the development of modern medicine transformed perceptions of disease from something beyond the boundaries of knowledge to something to be scientifically studied and controlled.

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Michel Foucault argued that modern medicine, beginning in the 18th century, brought about a shift in the way disease was perceived, from a mysterious and uncontrollable force to something that could be scientifically studied, understood, and controlled through medical expertise and technology. He described this as part of a broader transformation in which knowledge, power, and social control became increasingly intertwined in modern society.

According to Michel Foucault, the Development of Modern Medicine Transformed