Mapping the present Heidegger, Foucault, and the project of a spatial history Stuart Elden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elden, Stuart, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976.

Heidegger, Martin.

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

Foucault, Michel.

Space and time.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ Athlone Press 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In a late interview, Foucault, suggested that Heidegger was for him the 'essential philosopher.' Taking this claim seriously, Mapping the Present assesses the relationship between these two thinkers, particularly on the issue of space and history. It suggests that space and history need to be rethought, and combined as a spatial history, rather than as a history of space. In other words, space should become not merely an object of analysis, but a tool of analysis. The first half of the book concentrates on Heidegger: from the early occlusion of space, through the politically charged readings of Nietzsche and Holderlin, to the later work on art, technology and the polis which accord equal status to issues of spatiality. Foucault's work is then rethought in the light of the analysis of Heidegger, and the project of a spatial history established through re-readings of his works on madness and discipline."--Bloomsbury Publishing

In a late interview, Foucault, suggested that Heidegger was for him the "essential philosopher." Taking this claim seriously, Mapping the Present assesses the relationship between these two thinkers, particularly on the issue of space and history. It suggests that space and history need to be rethought, and combined as a spatial history, rather than as a history of space. In other words, space should become not merely an object of analysis, but a tool of analysis.The first half of the book concentrates on Heidegger: from the early occlusion of space, through the politically charged readings of Nietzsche and Holderlin, to the later work on art, technology and the polis which accord equal status to issues of spatiality. Foucault's work is then rethought in the light of the analysis of Heidegger, and the project of a spatial history established through re-readings of his works on madness and discipline

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One: Space and History in Being and Time; Chapter Two: In the Shadow of Nazism: Reading Hölderlin and Nietzsche; Chapter Three: Art, Technology, Place and the Political; Chapter Four: Towards a Spatial History; Chapter Five: The Spaces of Power; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9786611298456

9781472547026

1472547020

9781281298454

128129845X

9781847143136

184714313X

OCLC:

560588570