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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    26 October 2009
    16 June 2005
    ISBN:
    9780511597923
    9780521847797
    9780521122948
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511597923
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.53kg, 238 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (229 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.36kg, 240 Pages
    • Subjects:
    History of Philosophy, Twentieth-Century Philosophy, History, Philosophy, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
    Series:
    Modern European Philosophy
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    Subjects:
    History of Philosophy, Twentieth-Century Philosophy, History, Philosophy, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
    Series:
    Modern European Philosophy
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    Freedom and the subject were guiding themes for Michel Foucault throughout his philosophical career. In this clear and comprehensive analysis of his thought, Johanna Oksala identifies the different interpretations of freedom in his philosophy and examines three major divisions of it: the archaeological, the genealogical, and the ethical. She shows convincingly that in order to appreciate Foucault's project fully we must understand his complex relationship to phenomenology, and she discusses Foucault's treatment of the body in relation to recent feminist work on this topic. Her sophisticated but lucid book illuminates the possibilities that Foucault's philosophy opens up for us in thinking about freedom.

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    Review of the hardback:'… Foucault on Freedom provides cogent interpretations of Foucault's writing, excellent analysis of his relationship to major figures in the phenomenological tradition, and clearly elucidates his views on freedom. Readers interested in freedom, continental philosophy, and feminism will find it a helpful resource for exploring Foucault's philosophy.'

    Source: The Journal of Value Inquiry

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