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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Page 3
... argue for the importance of space, and yet relatively little is known about his own use of space in his works. This is due to a number of reasons. First, Foucault wrote only a small number of pieces that directly addressed the question ...
... argue for the importance of space, and yet relatively little is known about his own use of space in his works. This is due to a number of reasons. First, Foucault wrote only a small number of pieces that directly addressed the question ...
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... argue that several key points – the orientation of history toward the present, the relation between power and knowledge, the issues of technology and the dispositif– are prefigured by some of Heidegger's arguments. I suggest that ...
... argue that several key points – the orientation of history toward the present, the relation between power and knowledge, the issues of technology and the dispositif– are prefigured by some of Heidegger's arguments. I suggest that ...
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... argue he does later, the following point should be considered. In Being and Time, Heidegger attempts to understand the structures of Dasein, among which is the sense of history. In his later works, Heidegger historicizes these very ...
... argue he does later, the following point should be considered. In Being and Time, Heidegger attempts to understand the structures of Dasein, among which is the sense of history. In his later works, Heidegger historicizes these very ...
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... argues it must be understood in an ontological sense. Place is more fundamental; to say it has a dy ́namiQ implies that the place [Platz] pertains to the being itself, the place constitutes precisely the possibility of the proper ...
... argues it must be understood in an ontological sense. Place is more fundamental; to say it has a dy ́namiQ implies that the place [Platz] pertains to the being itself, the place constitutes precisely the possibility of the proper ...
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... arguing that being was not a real predicate. Heidegger draws a conclusion from this wholly in keeping with his wider interpretation: 'Being, as being possible, being actual, being necessary, is not, to be sure, a real (ontic) predicate ...
... arguing that being was not a real predicate. Heidegger draws a conclusion from this wholly in keeping with his wider interpretation: 'Being, as being possible, being actual, being necessary, is not, to be sure, a real (ontic) predicate ...
Contents
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Art Technology Place and the Political | 63 |
Towards a Spatial History | 93 |
The Spaces of Power | 120 |
Conclusion | 151 |
Notes | 155 |
Bibliography | 197 |
Index | 213 |
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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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