In popularizing the term ‘speaking truth to power’, now widely
used throughout the world, Michel Foucault established the basis
upon which a new ethics can be constructed. This is the thesis that
Mark Olssen advances in Constructing Foucault’s ethics. Olssen
not only ‘speaks truth’ to existing moral and ethical theories
that have dominated western philosophy since Plato, but also shows
how, by using Foucault’s insights, an alternative ethical and
moral theory can be established that both avoids the pitfalls of
postmodern relativism and simultaneously grounds ethical, moral,
and political discourse for the present age. Taking the late
‘ethical turn’ in the philosopher’s thought as its starting
point, this ambitious study seeks to construct an ethics beyond
anything Foucault ever attempted while remaining consistent with
his core postulates. -- .
General
| Imprint: |
Manchester University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
2024 |
| First published: |
2021 |
| Authors: |
Mark Olssen
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
360 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5261-7627-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5261-7627-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781526176271 |
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