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9781405189606

Foucault and Philosophy

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    9781405189606

  • ISBN10:

    1405189606

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-03-29
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Summary

Foucault and Philosophy presents a collection of essays from leading international philosophers and Foucault scholars that explore Foucault's work as a philosopher in relation to philosophers who were important to him and in the context of important themes and problems in contemporary philosophyRepresents the only volume to explore in detail Foucault's relation with key figures and movements in the history of philosophy Explores Foucault's influence upon contemporary and future directions in philosophy Brings together a group of outstanding scholars in the field and allows them to explore their topic at a high level of sophistication

Author Biography

Timothy O’Leary teaches Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. He has published widely on Foucault, especially in relation to ethics and literature. He is the author of Foucault and the Art of Ethics (2002, 2006) and Foucault and Fiction: The Experience Book (2009).

Christopher Falzon is a lecturer in Philosophy at The University of Newcastle. He is the author of Foucault and Social Dialogue (1998) and Philosophy Goes to the Movies (2002).

Table of Contents

List of Contributorsp. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. x
Introduction: Foucault's Philosophyp. 1
Foucault, Hegel, and Philosophyp. 17
"I am Simply a Nietzschean"p. 36
Foucault, Heidegger, and the History of Truthp. 60
The Entanglement of Power and Validity: Foucault and Critical Theoryp. 78
Foucault, Davidson, and Interpretationp. 99
The "Death of Man": Foucault and Anti-Humanismp. 118
Foucault's Theory of Knowledgep. 143
Rethinking Experience with Foucaultp. 162
Foucault, Queer Theory, and the Discourse of Desirep. 185
Foucault and Normative Political Philosophyp. 204
Foucault, Philosopher of Dialoguep. 222
Indexp. 24
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