H. Steinkamp, Self-care and parrhesia: Ancient precursors of group dynamic practice? Twoarcheological finds of Michel Foucault, GRUPPEND-Z, 29(4), 1998, pp. 371-378
In the late writings of the French philosopher Michel Foucault we find the
two concepts 'Souci de soi' (self-care) and Parrhesia (authentically speaki
ng) which cannot only be viewed as inspiring current ethical discussions, b
ut also the discourse on the basic values of group dynamic practice. Accord
ing to method research, the known as the "Archaeology of Knowledge", (and t
hus the ancient practice of empowering people to act autonomously) appear a
s findings from the dimand distant past lang before modem group dynamics as
we know them. "Self-care" and "Parrhesia" are both concepts discussed in t
his contribution as values which provide orientation for interpersonal comm
unication, especially in relation to interpersonal feedback.