Foucault and the art of ethics / Timothy O'Leary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Leary, Timothy, author.

Series:

Continuum studies in ethics.

Continuum studies in ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

Foucault, Michel.

Ethics--Philosophy.

Ethics.

Sexual ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2023.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

<div> <div> <p><span>The work of Michel Foucault has been extremely influential in fields as varied as philosophy, history, cultural studies, sociology and sexuality studies. In his later work, Foucault turned to the question of ethics. Working back through history, through the Christian interrogation of desire to the origins of the self in the texts of classical Greece, Foucault attempted to conceive of ethics as an art of the self, as an aesthetics of existence and as a practice of liberty.</span></p> <p><span></span></p> <p><span>Foucault and the Art of Ethics</span><span> argues that Foucault's exploration of the history of sexuality and his reinterpretation of the critical philosophical tradition combine to frame a new approach both to the way we understand the tasks of philosophy and to the way we live our lives.</span></p> <p><span></span></p> <p><span>The book is essential reading for all those working at the intersection of contemporary debates in philosophy, ethics, politics and cultural studies.</span></p></div></div>

Contents:

<div>Acknowledgements Abbreviations A Note on Citations and Sources</div> <div>Introduction</div> <div>Part One: 1. The Journey to Greece 2. Alcibiades Goes Wilde 3. The Style of Domination 4. The Ends of Ethics 5. Strange Stories and Queer Stoics</div> <div>Part Two: 6. Refusing the Self 7. Creating a Self Oneself 8. The Practice of Philosophy 9. The Art of Freedom 10. Conclusion</div> <div>Notes Bibliography Index</div>

Notes:

Originally published: London ; New York : Continuum, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-207) and index.

ISBN:

9786611292119

9781399411196

1399411195

9781281292117

1281292117

9781847144034

1847144039

OCLC:

437129587