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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... : Art, Technology, Place and the Political The Origin of the Work of Art Re-thinking the Po ́liQ vii viii 15 21 27 29 29 33 34 40 43 44 49 56 57 63 63 67 The Question of Technology Dwelling Poetically at the Place of Contents.
... : Art, Technology, Place and the Political The Origin of the Work of Art Re-thinking the Po ́liQ vii viii 15 21 27 29 29 33 34 40 43 44 49 56 57 63 63 67 The Question of Technology Dwelling Poetically at the Place of Contents.
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... Dwelling Poetically at the Place of the Fourfold Platial Descriptions Art and Space Chapter Four: Towards a Spatial History I: A History of Limits Archaeology Genealogy II: Mapping the Present Chapter Five: The Spaces of Power I: Re ...
... Dwelling Poetically at the Place of the Fourfold Platial Descriptions Art and Space Chapter Four: Towards a Spatial History I: A History of Limits Archaeology Genealogy II: Mapping the Present Chapter Five: The Spaces of Power I: Re ...
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... dwelling and the po ́liQ – which showcase the application of the theoretical insights into space, place and history traced in the preceding two chapters. Due emphasis is accorded to the political element in Heidegger's philosophy ...
... dwelling and the po ́liQ – which showcase the application of the theoretical insights into space, place and history traced in the preceding two chapters. Due emphasis is accorded to the political element in Heidegger's philosophy ...
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... 'between four walls' in a geometrical spatial sense, but as equipment for dwelling [Wohnzeug]. (GA2, 68; see GA24, 414) Another example perhaps upsets our customary notions: When, for instance, Mapping the Present 16.
... 'between four walls' in a geometrical spatial sense, but as equipment for dwelling [Wohnzeug]. (GA2, 68; see GA24, 414) Another example perhaps upsets our customary notions: When, for instance, Mapping the Present 16.
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... dwelling on the earth, all this does not reach the foundation of human existence. The latter is fundamentally 'poetic' . . . To 'dwell poetically' means to stand in the presence of the gods and to be involved in the nearness of the ...
... dwelling on the earth, all this does not reach the foundation of human existence. The latter is fundamentally 'poetic' . . . To 'dwell poetically' means to stand in the presence of the gods and to be involved in the nearness of the ...
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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