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41. Foucault on Politics, Security and War | |
Hardcover: 256
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(2008-10-15)
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42. The Chomsky-Foucault Debate: On Human Nature by Noam Chomsky, Michel Foucault | |
Paperback: 128
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(2006-09-13)
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A Hodge-Podge of Disparate Previously Published Pieces
Good Stuff
"libidinous power..."
Highly recommended, and a welcome contribution to library philosophy shelves.
What a find! |
43. Foucault's Law by Ben Golder, Peter Fitzpatrick | |
Paperback: 160
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(2009-04-20)
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Editorial Review Product Description Foucault’s Law is the first book in almost fifteen years to address the question of Foucault’s position on law. Many readings of Foucault’s conception of law start from the proposition that he failed to consider the role of law in modernity, or indeed that he deliberately marginalized it. In canvassing a wealth of primary and secondary sources, Ben Golder and Peter Fitzpatrick rebut this argument. They argue that rather than marginalize law, Foucault develops a much more radical, nuanced and coherent theory of law than his critics have acknowledged. For Golder and Fitzpatrick, Foucault’s law is not the contained creature of conventional accounts, but is uncontainable and illimitable. In their radical re-reading of Foucault, they show how Foucault outlines a concept of law which is not tied to any given form or subordinated to a particular source of power, but is critically oriented towards alterity, new possibilities and different ways of being. Foucault’s Law is an important and original contribution to the ongoing debate on Foucault and law, engaging not only with Foucault’s diverse writings on law and legal theory, but also with the extensive interpretive literature on the topic. It will thus be of interest to students and scholars working in the fields of law and social theory, legal theory and law and philosophy, as well as to students of Foucault’s work generally. |
44. Michel Foucault (Routledge Critical Thinkers) by Sara Mills | |
Paperback: 176
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(2003-06-24)
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Overpowering Foucault... Mills' text, following the pattern of the others, includes background information on Foucault and his significance, the key ideas and sources, and Foucault's continuing impact on other thinkers. As the series preface indicates, no critical thinker arises in a vacuum, so the context, influences and broader cultural environment are all important as a part of the study, something with which Foucault would agree. Why is Foucault included in this series? Foucault is probably second only to Jacques Derrida in influence on thinkers in the field of critical theory and cultural studies, and his impact has gone far beyond narrow intellectual confines to influence psychology, politics, literature, sociology, philosophy, linguistics, history and anthropology.Mills indicates that Foucault's primary focus is on issues of power, knowledge and discourse, with influence in the development of a lot of `posts' - post-modernism, post-colonialism, post-Marxism, post-structualism, etc. Foucault often concentrated on the ignored, the forgotten or the overlooked in his studies.In looking at the written confession of a murderer from generations ago, or looking at prisoners in present society, Foucault looks not only at the way power operates in practical settings, but what underpins the kind of power relationships.Heavily influenced by the events of 1968, with various forms of war and open rebellion going on across the globe (including Foucault's native French society), he had an inherent distrust for the kinds of power and society relationships considered standard.His work with prisoners and those classified as mentally ill challenged prevailing notions of the intentions of incarceration and even classification - perhaps we can see even more clearly in today's mass-media-saturated society the inconsistencies, not only of application, but of intention in the development of considering who is a criminal (and what their punishment and rehabilitation is likely to be) and who is considered mentally ill - the shift care to confinement and isolation (effective removal) from society gains new meaning from Foucault's analysis. Foucault looks at power from a very basic position, not that of macroscopic geopolitical entities, but rather interpersonal relationships on a more local level, even exploring the way society uses body and sexuality as a root resource in formulating power relationships.It is worth noting that this issue is over the idea of the `body', and not the `individual', which for Foucault are not strictly synonymous.Looking at the history of sexuality (the freer periods of sexual frankness vis-à-vis the more strict and reserved periods such as the Victorian age) leads to another set of power relations often internalised and often overlooked. The concluding chapter, After Foucault, highlights some key areas of development in relation to other thinkers, as well as points of possible exploration for the reader. Foucault's thought vis-à-vis feminist thought is dramatic and interesting, given Foucault's generally androcentric (and often misogynistic) stance in writing - still the issues of power relations and society are crucial to feminist critique.His post-colonialist ideas, again springing from the reformulation of power relationships in society after a dominant, foreign power is displaced, influenced further thinkers such as Edward Said.Foucault has (perhaps unintentionally) become useful for the anti-psychiatric lobby, as Foucault sees much defined as madness to be social construct rather than actual ailment (Foucault saw talk-therapy as a kind of modernised `confessional'). There was only one point at which I had a serious disagreement with Mills in her analysis of Foucault.At one point in discussing his tendency toward not developing fully thought-out theories, she speculates that his kind of approach could possibly be used `to justify fascism or to deny the existence of the Holocaust'.I would disagree with this assessment, given that this would not in fact discredit systems of power, but merely replace one with another.If fascism or Holocaust-deniers were not a power-in-potential, that might be true.But then, this is a point upon which much discussion could continue! As do the other volumes in this series, Mills concludes with an annotated bibliography of works by Foucault (primarily those available in authoritative English translation), works on Foucault, and even internet references. While this series focuses intentionally upon critical literary theory and cultural studies, in fact this is only the starting point. For Foucault (as for others in this series) the expanse is far too broad to be drawn into such narrow guidelines, and the important and impact of the ideas extends out into the whole range of intellectual development. As intellectual endeavours of every sort depend upon language, understanding, and interpretation, the thorough comprehension of how and why we know what we know is crucial. ... Read more |
45. Michel Foucault (Continuum Library of Educational Thought) by Lynn Fendler | |
Hardcover: 256
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(2010-02-03)
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46. MICHEL FOUCAULT PHILOSOPHER CL by Foucault | |
Hardcover: 351
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(1991-11-22)
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47. Los Anormales / Abnormal: Null (Spanish Edition) by Michel Foucault | |
Paperback: 352
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(2000-01)
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48. This Is Not a Pipe: 25th Anniversary Edition (Quantum Books) by Michel Foucault | |
Paperback: 104
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(2008-07-01)
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Frustrating but ultimately rewarding
Art theory + semiotics + Foucault = you will like it!
intermixture of thought, play, and literary drum 'n' bass
a fine work foucault offers us just one interpretation of magritte's _pipe_, and some thought in general about art, representation and the sign.it's really just part of an on-going discussion.it'sa shame he's dead; he'd have loved usenet. in any case, this book is one voice in a chorus of discussion on the matter; his is also an informed, intelligent, and original voice - albeit controversial (see review below for ruffled feathers). this book stands on its own, but is definetly not a good introduction to foucault per se; I think it's best to start with a history of sexuality volume I, then read the introduction of history of sexuality volume II, and then you can pretty much read any foucault from there.
Language is a Prison |
49. Michel Foucault's Archaeology of Scientific Reason: Science and the History of Reason (Modern European Philosophy) by Gary Gutting | |
Paperback: 324
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(1989-09-29)
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50. Language, Counter Memory, Practice by Michel Foucault | |
Paperback: 240
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(1980-10)
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intense intellectual complexity
Brilliant |
51. Michel Foucault and Theology: The Politics of Religious Experience | |
Paperback: 240
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(2004-04)
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52. Race and the Education of Desire: Foucault’s <I>History of Sexuality</I> and the Colonial Order of Things by Ann Laura Stoler | |
Paperback: 256
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(1995-01-01)
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Was Modernity Racist At Its Core?
The Roots of the Invisible American Empire |
53. Technologies of the Self: A Seminar With Michel Foucault by Michel Foucault | |
Paperback: 176
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(1988-02)
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A perfunctory work
Interesting collection of essays on Foucault and the self. |
54. Psychiatric Power: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1973--1974 (Lectures at the College de France) by Michel Foucault | |
Paperback: 416
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(2008-06-24)
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Editorial Review Product Description In Psychiatric Power, the fourth volume in the collection of his groundbreaking lectures at the Collège de France, Michel Foucault addresses and expands upon the ideas in his seminal Madness and Civilization, sketching the genealogy of psychiatry and of its characteristic form of power/knowledge. Madness and Civilization undertook the archeology of the division according to which, in Western Society, the madman found himself separated from the sane. That book ends with the medicalization of madness at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Psychiatric Power continues this discourse up to the end of the nineteenth century, and the double "depsychiatrization" of madness, now dispersed between the neurologist and the psychoanalyst. Presented in a conversational tone, Psychiatric Power brings fresh access and light to the work of one of the past century's preeminent thinkers. Customer Reviews (2)
Extraordinary
Foucault-Shmoucault |
55. Michel Foucault by Didier Eribon | |
Paperback: 448
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(1992-09)
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Not perfect, but easily the best biography currently available
Just the facts, ma'am Eribon concerns his work primarily withFoucault's academic activities (a proverbial who's who of twentieth centuryFrench intellectual life) as well as his political engagements. Surprisingly these two aspects bring out a highly contradictory Foucault:on the one hand, we find a determined academic who succeeds to the Collegede France and becomes an important institutional figure in the FrenchAcademy; but on the other hand, there is teh Foucault who was committed tosocial justice, human rights, and a dedicated iconoclast who mistrustedpower, authority, and the institution. But what is lacking is apenetrating account of Foucault's last years.Eribon fast-forwards from1977 (the year of Volonte du Savoir) to Foucualt's untimely death in 1984. This comes as a great disservice for in those seven years Foucault's work,in its absolute silence, underwent a significant and startling change. Also, missing from this period is Foucault's re-engagement withCatholicism, not as a practitioner nor a believer, but as an austereintellectual who felt great affinities with the tradition of the Church andScholarship. On this note, the recent collection 'Religion and Culture'includes a revealing preface by James Bernauer which reflects on Foucault'sfinal years as he conducted research for the last two volumes of theHistory of Sexuality in a Catholic library. ... Read more |
56. Religion and Culture by Michel Foucault | |
Paperback: 240
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(1999-08-17)
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A mixed bag Most of the selections here have been publishedpreviously in other collections.However, this collection includes someinteresting pieces that were previously hard to find.My favorite may be"Who are you, Professor Foucault?" an interview conducted shortlyafter Les Mots and les choses, in which Foucault dismisses the criticism ofanti-humanism by referring to humans as mere functioning species.Classic. Also, the essay, "Is It Useless to Revolt?" is a stunning andconflicting piece of political writing.Beautifully written (andtranslated).The editor includes a selection of Foucault's final lectureswhich outlines the intended fourth volume to the History of Sexuality: TheConfessions of the Flesh. In all, these essays provide an interestingcontrast between Foucault's aesthetic views and views on spirituality andreligion.Indeed, the mystical side of Foucault are highlighted in hisessays on Klossowski and modern French fiction when read alongside hiswritings on the Church and mystical experiences. Oh, and thiscollection includes a marvellous brief memoir by James Bernauer.Goodstuff... ... Read more |
57. This Is Not a Pipe: 25th Anniversary Edition (Quantum Books) by Michel Foucault | |
Paperback: 104
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(2008-07-01)
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Frustrating but ultimately rewarding
Art theory + semiotics + Foucault = you will like it!
intermixture of thought, play, and literary drum 'n' bass
a fine work foucault offers us just one interpretation of magritte's _pipe_, and some thought in general about art, representation and the sign.it's really just part of an on-going discussion.it'sa shame he's dead; he'd have loved usenet. in any case, this book is one voice in a chorus of discussion on the matter; his is also an informed, intelligent, and original voice - albeit controversial (see review below for ruffled feathers). this book stands on its own, but is definetly not a good introduction to foucault per se; I think it's best to start with a history of sexuality volume I, then read the introduction of history of sexuality volume II, and then you can pretty much read any foucault from there.
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58. Michel Foucault: An Introduction to the Study of His Thought (Studies in religion & society) by Barry Cooper | |
Hardcover: 170
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(1982-10)
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59. Introduction to Kant's Anthropology (Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents) by Michel Foucault | |
Paperback: 128
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(2008-08-31)
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Immersed in the Matrix: Interrogating Kant's Idealism |
60. The Birth of the Clinic (Routledge Classics) by Michel Foucault | |
Paperback: 288
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(2003-07-03)
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The Sarcophagus State |
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