Foucault and the Political
Jonathan Simons(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 15. December 1994
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-415-10065-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is an exploration of Michel Foucault's politics and ideas about the political across the whole body of his writing, including his most recently published work. 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 important new political thinking, often taking place outside of conventional political categories. Simons places Foucault's work in the context of contemporary political theory (including that of Michael Walzer, Charles Taylor and Jurgen Habermas) and 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. His concern with limits, as both constraining and enabling emerges and the possibility of transgression, both as a theoretical and personal project, is seen by Simons to be ever present for Foucault both in his work and his life.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
notes, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-10065-6 (9780415100656)
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Content
Foucault's Critical Ethos; The Analysis of Limits; The Limits of Humanism; Foucault's Regicide of Political Philosophy; Transgression and Aesthetics; Theoretical Transgression of Limits; Practical Transgression of Limits; Foucault in Contemporary Political Theory.