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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Page 16
... clear that a spatial reading of several of his key terms is not the primary sense intended. For example, on the term being-in-the-world, Heidegger asks specifically 'what is meant by “being-in”?' (GA2, 53). In contrast to the spatial ...
... clear that a spatial reading of several of his key terms is not the primary sense intended. For example, on the term being-in-the-world, Heidegger asks specifically 'what is meant by “being-in”?' (GA2, 53). In contrast to the spatial ...
Page 20
... clear that our coping with space in life is essential, but is usually understood at a level removed from the everyday. When Heidegger starts to relate these thoughts on equipment to the structure of being-in-the-world, he again uses ...
... clear that our coping with space in life is essential, but is usually understood at a level removed from the everyday. When Heidegger starts to relate these thoughts on equipment to the structure of being-in-the-world, he again uses ...
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... is awfully good Heidegger'.38 These two accounts jar slightly, but the overall intent is quite clear: a phenomenological reading of Kant, and in particular of Space and History in Being and Time 21 Reading Kant Phenomenologically.
... is awfully good Heidegger'.38 These two accounts jar slightly, but the overall intent is quite clear: a phenomenological reading of Kant, and in particular of Space and History in Being and Time 21 Reading Kant Phenomenologically.
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Heidegger, Foucault and the Project of a Spatial History Stuart Elden. clear: a phenomenological reading of Kant, and in particular of the Critique of Pure Reason, can further the early Heidegger's project. We might note in passing here ...
Heidegger, Foucault and the Project of a Spatial History Stuart Elden. clear: a phenomenological reading of Kant, and in particular of the Critique of Pure Reason, can further the early Heidegger's project. We might note in passing here ...
Page 30
... clear. Three initial themes present themselves for consideration within this course: Heidegger's reaction to the use and abuse of Nietzsche at the time of the lectures, and to Nazi philosophy as a whole; the importance of the historical ...
... clear. Three initial themes present themselves for consideration within this course: Heidegger's reaction to the use and abuse of Nietzsche at the time of the lectures, and to Nazi philosophy as a whole; the importance of the historical ...
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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