Foucault's Aesthetics of Existence and Shusterman's Somaesthetics : Ethics, Politics, and the Art of Living / edited by Stefano Marino and Valentina Antoniol.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Antoniol, Valentina, editor.

Marino, Stefano, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

Foucault, Michel.

Shusterman, Richard,.

Shusterman, Richard.

Biopolitics.

Human body (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

System Details:

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Summary:

Bringing together Michel Foucault's aesthetics of existence and Richard Shusterman's somaesthetics, this volume provides a critical comparison of two of the most influential philosophical theories of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Introduced by a comprehensive overview of both concepts by editors Stefano Marino and Valentina Antoniol, the ensuing chapters interrogate the affinities and variances between Foucault's and Shusterman's philosophies. Building on the interdisciplinary character of somaesthetics and aesthetics of experience, beyond a narrow focus on art and beauty, international scholars explore these ideas through a wide range of topics ranging from care for the social self to the ethical challenge posed by white ignorance. Given the central role played by the body in both concepts, this volume also affords particular attention to the philosophy of sexuality. Demonstrating the value of reading these two thinkers together, Foucault's Aesthetics of Existence and Shusterman's Somaesthetics reveals not only how Foucault's philosophy has played an important role in Shusterman's work, but also how recent developments in somaesthetics and somapower present a complement - or, for some, an alternative - to Foucault's notions of biopower and biopolitics.

Contents:

List of Contributors Introduction: Foucault's Aesthetics of Existence and Shusterman's Somaesthetics: Comparisons, Challenges, Critiques, Valentina Antoniol and Stefano Marino (University of Bologna, Italy) 1. Aesthetics of Existence: From Foucault to Stirner, via Baudelaire, Philippe Sabot (Charles De Gaulle University, France) 2. The Body at the Limits of Subjectivity. For a Philosophy-Performance as Political Aesthetics Through the Thought of Michel Foucault, Arianna Sforzini (University Paris-Est Créteil, France) 3. Pleasure, Scandal, and the Body: Foucault on Somatic Askesis, Daniele Lorenzini (University of Warwick, UK) 4. Leib, Körper, and the Body Politic, Martin Jay (UC Berkeley, USA) 5. Care of the Social Self as Embodied, Vincent M. Colapietro (University of Rhode Island and Pennsylvania State University, USA) 6. Somaesthetics and the Philosophical Life, Richard Shusterman (Florida Atlantic University, USA) 7. Somaesthetics, Foucauldian Aesthetics of Existence, and How to Live Ethically as White, Chris Voparil (Union Institute & University, USA) 8. Aphrodisia, Eros, Charis: Holistic Bodies and the Stylistic of Reciprocity, Barbara Formis (Sorbonne University, Paris 1, France) 9. The Body Must Be Defended: Somapower and the Women's Strike in Poland, Leszek Koczanowicz (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland) Bibliography Index

ISBN:

1-350-40488-8

1-350-38482-8

1-350-38481-X

OCLC:

1446802731