Michel Foucault : towards heterogeneity
The aim of this thesis is to trace an articulation between the early and late work of Michel Foucault. His earliest work is concerned largely with the theme of transgression as an exploration of the limits of thought and language. He then looks at the close relationship between power and knowledge in the human sciences, and consequently investigates a serial, or ~microphysical~ conception of the workings of power in modern societies. Finally, his last work reformulates the notion of ~pouvoir/savoir~ in favour of the notion of ~gouvemementalitĂ©~ as a dominant form of thinking on the conduct of politics in Western societies. As yet no satisfactory consideration of the links between these stages has been offered. Much of the thesis is based on lectures delivered at the CollĂšge de France, which have yet to be fully exploited by researchers. Here, Foucault characterises the project described above as a continual series of shifts or ~dĂ©placements~ away from the theory of a dominant ideology. Accepting this description, the thesis argues that the main continuity in Foucault's work â a continuity which both survives and is enriched by these shifts â is characterised by the idea of heterogeneity. That is not
Marks, John
Philosophy
Michel Foucault : towards heterogeneity. The aim of this thesis is to trace an articulation between the early and late work of Michel Foucault. His earliest work is concerned largely with the theme of transgression as an exploration of the limits of thought and language. He then looks at the close relationship between power and knowledge in the human sciences, and consequently investigates a serial, or ~microphysical~ conception of the workings of power in modern societies. Finally, his last work reformulates the notion of ~pouvoir/savoir~ in favour of the notion of ~gouvemementalitĂ©~ as a dominant form of thinking on the conduct of politics in Western societies. As yet no satisfactory consideration of the links between these stages has been offered. Much of the thesis is based on lectures delivered at the CollĂšge de France, which have yet to be fully exploited by researchers. Here, Foucault characterises the project described above as a continual series of shifts or ~dĂ©placements~ away from the theory of a dominant ideology. Accepting this description, the thesis argues that the main continuity in Foucault's work â a continuity which both survives and is enriched by these shifts â is characterised by the idea of heterogeneity. That is not
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