Foucault and the Art of Ethics

Informationen zum Autor Timothy O'Leary is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. He has spent several years working in the Foucault Archives and has published on Foucault, aesthetics and literature. He is the author of Foucault and the Art of Ethics (Continuum 2006). Zusammenfassung Argues that Michel Foucault's exploration of the history of sexuality and his reinterpretation of the critical philosophical tradition combine to frame a different approach. This book is of interest to those working at the intersection of contemporary debates in philosophy, ethics, politics and cultural studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Abbreviations A Note on Citations and Sources Introduction Part One: 1. The Journey to Greece 2. Alcibiades Goes Wilde 3. The Style of Domination 4. The Ends of Ethics 5. Strange Stories and Queer Stoics Part Two: 6. Refusing the Self 7. Creating a Self Oneself 8. The Practice of Philosophy 9. The Art of Freedom 10. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: &apos, Timothy Leary, O&apos, Timothy O'Leary, Timothy O''leary
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2006
• EAN: 9780826481689
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-8168-9
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Continuum Collection Series; Continuum Studies in Ethics; Continuum Collection Series; Continuum Studies in Ethics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy