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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... truth'. That there are 'eternal truths' will not be adequately proved until someone has succeeded in demonstrating ... truth is of the character of Dasein, all truth is relative to Dasein's being (GA2, 227).6 From this, it is clear that ...
... truth'. That there are 'eternal truths' will not be adequately proved until someone has succeeded in demonstrating ... truth is of the character of Dasein, all truth is relative to Dasein's being (GA2, 227).6 From this, it is clear that ...
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... 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 and being ...
... 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 and being ...
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... as the philosophy of National Socialism but have nothing whatever to do with the inner truth and greatness of this movement (namely the encounter between global technology and modern humans) – have all been written by Mapping the Present ...
... as the philosophy of National Socialism but have nothing whatever to do with the inner truth and greatness of this movement (namely the encounter between global technology and modern humans) – have all been written by Mapping the Present ...
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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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