Foucault, Marxism and Critique

Informationen zum Autor Barry Smart Klappentext In this work, originally released in 1983, Barry Smart examines the relevance of Foucault's work for developing an understanding of those issues which lie beyond the limits of Marxist theory and analysis - issues such as 'individualising' forms of power, power-knowledge relations, the rise of 'the social', and the associated socialisation of politics. He argues that there exist clear and substantial differences between Foucault's genealogical analysis and that of Marxist theory. Smart thus presents Foucault's work as a new form of critical theory, whose object is a critical analysis of rationalities, and of how relations of power are rationalised. Zusammenfassung In this work, originally released in 1983, Barry Smart examines the relevance of Foucault's work for developing an understanding of those issues which lie beyond the limits of Marxist theory and analysis - issues such as 'individualising' forms of power, power-knowledge relations, the rise of 'the social', and the associated socialisation of politics. He argues that there exist clear and substantial differences between Foucault's genealogical analysis and that of Marxist theory. Smart thus presents Foucault's work as a new form of critical theory, whose object is a critical analysis of rationalities, and of how relations of power are rationalised. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. On the Limits and Limitations of Marxism  2. Marxism, Theory and Politics  3. Reaction, Revision and Criticism  4. Genealogy, Critique and the Analysis of Power  5. Discipline and Social Regulation  6. Critical Analyses of Rationality

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• Authors: Barry Smart, Barry (Sheffield Hallam University Smart, Smart Barry
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.2013
• EAN: 9780415864831
• ISBN: 978-0-415-86483-1
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Michel Foucault
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Western philosophy from c 1800, Social and cultural anthropology, Political science and theory, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism, Structuralism and Post-structuralism