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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... suggests that his entire philosophical development was determined by Heidegger, and that reading him was central to his understanding of Nietzsche. The reason why Foucault hardly ever mentions Heidegger is, he suggests, that one 'should ...
... suggests that his entire philosophical development was determined by Heidegger, and that reading him was central to his understanding of Nietzsche. The reason why Foucault hardly ever mentions Heidegger is, he suggests, that one 'should ...
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... suggest that genealogy is historical ontology, a term Foucault himself uses in late works, but which is indebted to the Heidegger of the 1930s and beyond. Most importantly, the aim of this book is to provide a theoretical approach ...
... suggest that genealogy is historical ontology, a term Foucault himself uses in late works, but which is indebted to the Heidegger of the 1930s and beyond. Most importantly, the aim of this book is to provide a theoretical approach ...
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... suggests, stems 'from a shopkeeper's mentality' (GA26, 54). Rather, concepts of Foucault's such as the connaissance/savoir distinction, ontology, dispositif, technologies, the history of the present, space, knowledge and power become ...
... suggests, stems 'from a shopkeeper's mentality' (GA26, 54). Rather, concepts of Foucault's such as the connaissance/savoir distinction, ontology, dispositif, technologies, the history of the present, space, knowledge and power become ...
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... though, as shall be seen, his later work suggests that here he did not go far enough. The basic issues at stake can be seen if the distinction Chapter One: Space and History in Being and Time Ontology, History and Time.
... though, as shall be seen, his later work suggests that here he did not go far enough. The basic issues at stake can be seen if the distinction Chapter One: Space and History in Being and Time Ontology, History and Time.
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... by seeing how Greece dealt with a parallel problem. Wagner's music dramas can, once reinterpreted in a particular way, provide future benefit. The Untimely Meditation suggests that history is a necessary part Mapping the Present 10.
... by seeing how Greece dealt with a parallel problem. Wagner's music dramas can, once reinterpreted in a particular way, provide future benefit. The Untimely Meditation suggests that history is a necessary part Mapping the Present 10.
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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