Foucault's legacy

Prado, C. G. (Added Author).

Summary: Foucault''s Legacy brings together the work of eight Foucault specialists in an important collection of essays marking the 25th anniversary of Foucault''s death. Focusing on the importance of Foucault''s most central ideas for present-day philosophy, the book shows how his influence goes beyond his own canonical tradition and linguistic milieu. The essays in this book explore key areas of Foucault''s thought by comparing aspects of his work with the thought of a number of major philosophers, including Nietzsche, Heidegger, Rorty, Hegel, Searle, Vattimo and Williams. Crucially the book also co.

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ISBN: 1847065953
ISBN: 9781847065957
ISBN: 6612875453
ISBN: 9786612875458
ISBN: 9781472546470
ISBN: 1472546474
ISBN: 9781282875456
ISBN: 1282875450
ISBN: 1441130810
ISBN: 9781441130815
ISBN: 1441164847
ISBN: 9781441164841
Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 171 pages)
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Publisher: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-165) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The temporality of power / David Couzens Hoy -- A philosophical shock : Foucault reading Nietzsche, reading Heidegger / Babette E. Babich -- Foucault, Hegel, and the death of man / Tom Rockmore -- After knowledge and liberty : Foucault and the new pragmatism / Barry Allen -- Two uses of genealogy : Michel Foucault and Bernard Williams / Colin Koopman -- Weakening ontology through actuality : Foucault and Vattimo / Santiago Zabala -- Foucault, secularization theory, and the theological origins of totalitarianism / Michael Lackey -- Secular self-sacrifice : on Michel Foucault's courses at the Collège de France / James Bernauer.
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Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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Language Note:	English.
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Source of Description Note:	Print version record.