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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... understanding of Nietzsche. The reason why Foucault hardly ever mentions Heidegger is, he suggests, that one 'should have a small number of authors with whom one thinks, with whom one works, but about whom one does not write' (DE IV ...
... understanding of Nietzsche. The reason why Foucault hardly ever mentions Heidegger is, he suggests, that one 'should have a small number of authors with whom one thinks, with whom one works, but about whom one does not write' (DE IV ...
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... understanding of his work, but the Heideggerian influence on Foucault is mediated by Foucault's understanding of Nietzsche.5 This book makes the claim that the reverse of this is actually the case – that Nietzsche's influence on ...
... understanding of his work, but the Heideggerian influence on Foucault is mediated by Foucault's understanding of Nietzsche.5 This book makes the claim that the reverse of this is actually the case – that Nietzsche's influence on ...
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... understandings of space or place are quite different.13 The specific philosophical, historical, political and geographical situation of the works used is often ignored. However practically valuable, useful and interesting these recent ...
... understandings of space or place are quite different.13 The specific philosophical, historical, political and geographical situation of the works used is often ignored. However practically valuable, useful and interesting these recent ...
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... understanding of power, the notion of genealogy, and the continued emphasis on Nietzsche in Foucault's works immediately highlight an important relation, but my suggestion is that Nietzsche is continually mediated through Heidegger, and ...
... understanding of power, the notion of genealogy, and the continued emphasis on Nietzsche in Foucault's works immediately highlight an important relation, but my suggestion is that Nietzsche is continually mediated through Heidegger, and ...
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... understanding this issue. In some of his later works Heidegger suggests that 'space' can be thought more originally from this understanding of 'place'. Chapter Three then looks at a number of issues in Heidegger's work – art, technology ...
... understanding this issue. In some of his later works Heidegger suggests that 'space' can be thought more originally from this understanding of 'place'. Chapter Three then looks at a number of issues in Heidegger's work – art, technology ...
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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