The Cambridge Companion to Foucault (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

For Michel Foucault, philosophy was a way of questioning the allegedly necessary truths that underpin the practices and institutions of modern society. The essays in this volume provide a comprehensive overview of Foucault's major themes and texts, from his early work on madness through his history of sexuality. Special attention is also paid to thinkers and movements, from Kant through current feminist theory, that are particularly important for understanding his work and its impact. This revised edition contains five new essays and revisions of many others, and the extensive bibliography has been updated. First Edition Hb (1994) 0-521-40332-4 First Edition PB (1994) 0-521-40887-3 The Essays In This Volume Provide A Systematic And Comprehensive Overview Of Foucault's Major Themes And Texts, From His Early Work On Madness Through His History Of Sexuality. Special Attention Is Also Paid To Thinkers And Movements, From Kant Through Current Feminist Theory, That Are Particularly Important For Understanding His Work And Its Impact. This Revised Edition Contains Five New Essays And Revisions Of Many Others. The Extensive Bibliography Of Primary And Secondary Sources Has Been Updated.--jacket. Foucault's Mapping Of History / Thomas Flynn -- Foucault And The History Of Madness / Gary Gutting -- The Death Of Man, Or, Exhaustion Of The Cogito? / Translated By Catherine Porter ; Georges Canguilhem -- Power/knowledge / Joseph Rouse -- Ethics As Ascetics : Foucault, The History Of Ethics, And Ancient Thought / Arnold Davidson -- Michel Foucault's Ethical Imagination / James Bernauer And Michael Mahon -- The Analytic Of Finitude And The History Of Subjectivity / Beatrice Han-pile -- Foucault's Encounter With Heidegger And Nietzsche / Hans Sluga -- Foucault And Habermas / David Ingram -- Foucault's Relation To Phenomenology / Todd May -- Against Interiority : Foucault's Struggle With Psychoanalysis -- Joel Whitebook -- Foucault's Modernism / Gerald Bruns -- Queering Foucault And The Subject Of Feminism / Jana Sawicki. Edited By Gary Gutting. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 401-454) And Index. For Michel Foucault, philosophy was a way of questioning the allegedly necessary truths that underpin the practices and institutions of modern society. He carried this out in a series of deeply original and strikingly controversial studies on the origins of modern medical and social scientific disciplines. These studies have raised fundamental questions about the nature of human knowledge and its relation to power structures, and have become major topics of discussion throughout the humanities and social sciences. The essays in this volume provide a comprehensive overview of Foucault's major themes and texts, from his early work on madness through his history of sexuality. Special attention is also paid to thinkers and movements, from Kant through current feminist theory, that are particularly important for understanding his work and its impact. This revised edition contains five new essays and revisions of many others, and the extensive bibliography has been updated. Cover ......Page 1 Contents ......Page 7 Contributors ......Page 9 Preface to the Second Edition ......Page 12 Bibliographical Chronology ......Page 15 Introduction Michel Foucault: A User’s Manual ......Page 18 Foucault’s Mapping of History ......Page 46 Foucault and the History of Madness ......Page 66 The Death of Man, or Exhaustion of the Cogito? ......Page 91 Power/Knowledge ......Page 112 Ethics as Ascetics: Foucault, the History of Ethics, and Ancient Thought ......Page 140 Michel Foucault’s Ethical Imagination ......Page 166 The Analytic of Finitude and the History of Subjectivity ......Page 193 Foucault’s Encounter with Heidegger and Nietzsche ......Page 227 Foucault and Habermas ......Page 257 Foucault’s Relation to Phenomenology ......Page 301 Against Interiority: Foucault’s Struggle with Psychoanalysis ......Page 329 Foucault’s Modernism ......Page 365 Queering Foucault and the Subject of Feminism ......Page 396 Index ......Page 418 Foucault's mapping of history / Thomas Flynn Foucault and the history of madness / Gary Gutting The death of man, or, Exhaustion of the cogito? / translated by Catherine Porter ; Georges Canguilhem Power? Knowledge / Joseph Rouse Ethics as ascetics : Foucault, the history of ethics, and ancient thought / Arnold Davidson Michel Foucault's ethical imagination / James Bernauer and Michael Mahon The analytic of finitude and the history of subjectivity / Beatrice Han-Pile Foucault's encounter with Heidegger and Nietzsche / Hans Sluga Foucault and Habermas / David Ingram Foucault's relation to phenomenology / Todd May Against interiority : Foucault's struggle with psychoanalysis Joel Whitebook Foucault's modernism / Gerald Bruns Queering Foucault and the subject of feminism / Jana Sawicki.