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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... essence of truth to the truth of essence (GA9, 96–7), this move in the sense of the genitive is the true meaning of the Kehre, the hinge between the published Being and Time and the promised four divisions, from being and time to time ...
... essence of truth to the truth of essence (GA9, 96–7), this move in the sense of the genitive is the true meaning of the Kehre, the hinge between the published Being and Time and the promised four divisions, from being and time to time ...
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... is shown when he sets out his aim of the present study: '1. The determination of the essence of the human is never an answer but essentially a question . . . 2. The asking of this question is historical in the In the Shadow of Nazism 31.
... is shown when he sets out his aim of the present study: '1. The determination of the essence of the human is never an answer but essentially a question . . . 2. The asking of this question is historical in the In the Shadow of Nazism 31.
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... Essence of Poetry', found in Commentaries, and criticized in the Hitler Youth magazine Wille und Macht (Will and Power).19 As Lo ̈with remarked to Karl Jaspers, 'what the essential nature of this poetry has to do with the swastika is ...
... Essence of Poetry', found in Commentaries, and criticized in the Hitler Youth magazine Wille und Macht (Will and Power).19 As Lo ̈with remarked to Karl Jaspers, 'what the essential nature of this poetry has to do with the swastika is ...
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... essence of their 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 ...
... essence of their 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 ...
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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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