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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... simply of interest in order to show how his work informed and shaped that of Foucault. If Foucault has been badly served by cultural critics eager to get their hands on his theoretical 'toolkit', Heidegger's work on space and place has ...
... simply of interest in order to show how his work informed and shaped that of Foucault. If Foucault has been badly served by cultural critics eager to get their hands on his theoretical 'toolkit', Heidegger's work on space and place has ...
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... simply a case of asking 'where did he get that from?' which, as Heidegger suggests, stems 'from a shopkeeper's mentality' (GA26, 54). Rather, concepts of Foucault's such as the connaissance/savoir distinction, ontology, dispositif ...
... simply a case of asking 'where did he get that from?' which, as Heidegger suggests, stems 'from a shopkeeper's mentality' (GA26, 54). Rather, concepts of Foucault's such as the connaissance/savoir distinction, ontology, dispositif ...
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... simply to undertake this history is, paradoxically, and contrary to the avowed intent of geographers, to continue the modernist occlusion of space. Space simply becomes another term to be examined historically. Rather, we need to ...
... simply to undertake this history is, paradoxically, and contrary to the avowed intent of geographers, to continue the modernist occlusion of space. Space simply becomes another term to be examined historically. Rather, we need to ...
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... simply turned off in Transcendental Logic . . . rather, the Transcendental Logic takes up what the Transcendental Aesthetic deals with as a necessary foundation and a central clue. From a purely external perspective this shows itself in ...
... simply turned off in Transcendental Logic . . . rather, the Transcendental Logic takes up what the Transcendental Aesthetic deals with as a necessary foundation and a central clue. From a purely external perspective this shows itself in ...
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... simply to Dasein. Villela-Petit has even suggested that this section would also have dealt with 'the third term that the dyad being and time had, in a certain manner obscured, namely space'.58 Whatever, it is certain that Heidegger's ...
... simply to Dasein. Villela-Petit has even suggested that this section would also have dealt with 'the third term that the dyad being and time had, in a certain manner obscured, namely space'.58 Whatever, it is certain that Heidegger's ...
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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