书名: Foucault and the Political (Thinking the Political)
作者: Jon Simons (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (December 1994)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415100658
ISBN-13: 978-0415100656
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive review of Michel Foucault’s political thought within a single volume. Foucault and the Political explores Foucault’s politics and political theories across the whole range of his writings, including material only recently made available.
Foucault’s impassioned critique of the limitations of contemporary society and his affirmation of new forms of subjectivity have made his work vital to many areas of new political thinking—thinking that often operates outside conventional political categories. Jon Simons places Foucault’s work in the context of contemporary political theory—including that of Michael Walzer, Charles Taylor and Jürgen Habermas—and examines it in relation to the rise of alternative models for politics—such as those found in the work of William Connolly and Judith Butler.
The political ramifications of Foucault’s thought and the question of his personal politics have recently shaken up the way in which his work is understood. According to Simons, Foucault’s concern with limits as both constraining and enabling and with transgression as a both theoretical and personal project is evident throughout his life and work.
Foucault and the Political includes concise explanations of key Foucauldian concepts, such as power/knowledge, subjectification, aesthetics of existence and political rationality. It will appeal to both the student and the more advanced reader in philosophy and politics, be they interested in Foucault or in contemporary political thought.
About the Author
Jon Simons teaches political philosophy and feminist theory at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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作者: Jon Simons (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (December 1994)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415100658
ISBN-13: 978-0415100656
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive review of Michel Foucault’s political thought within a single volume. Foucault and the Political explores Foucault’s politics and political theories across the whole range of his writings, including material only recently made available.
Foucault’s impassioned critique of the limitations of contemporary society and his affirmation of new forms of subjectivity have made his work vital to many areas of new political thinking—thinking that often operates outside conventional political categories. Jon Simons places Foucault’s work in the context of contemporary political theory—including that of Michael Walzer, Charles Taylor and Jürgen Habermas—and examines it in relation to the rise of alternative models for politics—such as those found in the work of William Connolly and Judith Butler.
The political ramifications of Foucault’s thought and the question of his personal politics have recently shaken up the way in which his work is understood. According to Simons, Foucault’s concern with limits as both constraining and enabling and with transgression as a both theoretical and personal project is evident throughout his life and work.
Foucault and the Political includes concise explanations of key Foucauldian concepts, such as power/knowledge, subjectification, aesthetics of existence and political rationality. It will appeal to both the student and the more advanced reader in philosophy and politics, be they interested in Foucault or in contemporary political thought.
About the Author
Jon Simons teaches political philosophy and feminist theory at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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