Mapping the Present: Heidegger, Foucault and the Project of a Spatial HistoryIn a late interview, Foucault, suggested that Heidegger was for him the "essential philosopher." Taking this claim seriously, Mapping the Present assesses the relationship between these two thinkers, particularly on the issue of space and history. It suggests that space and history need to be rethought, and combined as a spatial history, rather than as a history of space. In other words, space should become not merely an object of analysis, but a tool of analysis.The first half of the book concentrates on Heidegger: from the early occlusion of space, through the politically charged readings of Nietzsche and Holderlin, to the later work on art, technology and the polis which accord equal status to issues of spatiality. Foucault's work is then rethought in the light of the analysis of Heidegger, and the project of a spatial history established through re-readings of his works on madness and discipline.. |
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... ofthe two together: we need to both historicize space and spatialize history. In other words, rather than solely providing an analysis of how the meaning and use of the word 'space' has changed over time– a useful analysisto be sure– we ...
... ofthe two together: we need to both historicize space and spatialize history. In other words, rather than solely providing an analysis of how the meaning and use of the word 'space' has changed over time– a useful analysisto be sure– we ...
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... of the 1930s and beyond. Most importantly, the aimofthis book isto provide a theoretical approach towards a spatial ... ofthe argument here concerning his influence on Foucault. Concerning the putative Kehre (turn), I suggest that the ...
... of the 1930s and beyond. Most importantly, the aimofthis book isto provide a theoretical approach towards a spatial ... ofthe argument here concerning his influence on Foucault. Concerning the putative Kehre (turn), I suggest that the ...
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... of the political to his thought. The relationship of thepolitical and the spatial is examined in detail, particularly through the discussion of Heidegger's rethinking ofthe πóλις. Such a reading allowsus new perspective on Heidegger's ...
... of the political to his thought. The relationship of thepolitical and the spatial is examined in detail, particularly through the discussion of Heidegger's rethinking ofthe πóλις. Such a reading allowsus new perspective on Heidegger's ...
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... of the present? Is there alink between Foucault's understanding of the distinction between connaissance andsavoir ... ofthe disciplined society –as spatial histories.The first ofthese histories is knownto the English reader as Madness ...
... of the present? Is there alink between Foucault's understanding of the distinction between connaissance andsavoir ... ofthe disciplined society –as spatial histories.The first ofthese histories is knownto the English reader as Madness ...
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... of the last of these that Heidegger departs from Nietzsche, for Nietzsche used the critical approach as an orientation ... ofthe latter (the past) outof a destruction of the former (the tradition). On this basis, all actual When resolute ...
... of the last of these that Heidegger departs from Nietzsche, for Nietzsche used the critical approach as an orientation ... ofthe latter (the past) outof a destruction of the former (the tradition). On this basis, all actual When resolute ...
Contents
Art Technology Place and the Political | |
Towards a Spatial History | |
Mapping the Present | |
The Spaces of Power | |
Not Through Benthams Eyes | |
Conclusion | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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Mapping the Present: Heidegger, Foucault and the Project of a Spatial History Stuart Elden No preview available - 2001 |
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