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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... developed in the previous chapters. In both histories we see the relation between conceptualizations of space and their practical applications; how space and time work together within a historical study; the way understandings of space ...
... developed in the previous chapters. In both histories we see the relation between conceptualizations of space and their practical applications; how space and time work together within a historical study; the way understandings of space ...
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... develop material originally scheduled for the unpublished divisions, situate Heidegger in relation to the tradition of phenomenology in greater detail, and provide closer analysis of key figures in his development, notably Kant and ...
... develop material originally scheduled for the unpublished divisions, situate Heidegger in relation to the tradition of phenomenology in greater detail, and provide closer analysis of key figures in his development, notably Kant and ...
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... developed in the second division of the work, and are designed for an examination of the historical nature of existence. Lest there be confusion between what Heidegger does in Being and Time, and what I will argue he does later, the ...
... developed in the second division of the work, and are designed for an examination of the historical nature of existence. Lest there be confusion between what Heidegger does in Being and Time, and what I will argue he does later, the ...
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... developed in great detail, and, at least on the surface, seems to owe more to Kierkegaard.19 The moment is linked to the existential situation [Situation] which Heidegger defines thus: The existential attributes of any possible resolute ...
... developed in great detail, and, at least on the surface, seems to owe more to Kierkegaard.19 The moment is linked to the existential situation [Situation] which Heidegger defines thus: The existential attributes of any possible resolute ...
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... developed in Heidegger's important later essays. READING KANT PHENOMENOLOGICALLY In his genealogy of Being and Time, Kisiel suggests that the 1924 lecture and manuscript The Concept of Time was directed to the question 'what is history ...
... developed in Heidegger's important later essays. READING KANT PHENOMENOLOGICALLY In his genealogy of Being and Time, Kisiel suggests that the 1924 lecture and manuscript The Concept of Time was directed to the question 'what is history ...
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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