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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... nature of this edition itself.1 The lecture courses develop material originally scheduled for the unpublished divisions, situate Heidegger in relation to the tradition of phenomenology in greater detail, and provide closer analysis of ...
... nature of this edition itself.1 The lecture courses develop material originally scheduled for the unpublished divisions, situate Heidegger in relation to the tradition of phenomenology in greater detail, and provide closer analysis of ...
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... nature of beings as such, it is the knowledge of the sciences, whereas ontological knowledge is the basis on which any such theory (of ontic knowledge) could be constructed, the a priori conditions for the possibility of such sciences ...
... nature of beings as such, it is the knowledge of the sciences, whereas ontological knowledge is the basis on which any such theory (of ontic knowledge) could be constructed, the a priori conditions for the possibility of such sciences ...
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... nature of existence. Lest there be confusion between what Heidegger does in Being and Time, and what I will argue he does later, the following point should be considered. In Being and Time, Heidegger attempts to understand the ...
... nature of existence. Lest there be confusion between what Heidegger does in Being and Time, and what I will argue he does later, the following point should be considered. In Being and Time, Heidegger attempts to understand the ...
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... nature of Division Two should be attributed to the rush in which it was appended to the more polished first division: this may explain its partial nature.26 Heidegger suggests that what is primarily historical is Dasein. That which is ...
... nature of Division Two should be attributed to the rush in which it was appended to the more polished first division: this may explain its partial nature.26 Heidegger suggests that what is primarily historical is Dasein. That which is ...
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... nature and things of value. The second is dependent on the first, a natural thing in its being is the foundation of value. Therefore the basic determinant of the table is as a material thing in space (GA63, 88–9). To understand things ...
... nature and things of value. The second is dependent on the first, a natural thing in its being is the foundation of value. Therefore the basic determinant of the table is as a material thing in space (GA63, 88–9). To understand things ...
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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