If I was pressed to characterize his work on ethics as one ('an extension')
or the other ('entirely new'), I would be more inclined to treat it as an
extension of an ongoing genealogical project.
For clarification of how Foucault's work on ethical practice might be
situated with respect to his previous research, see The Politics of
Truth (2007,
MIT Press), specifically a lecture: "Subjectivity and Truth" (pp. 147-167).
I hope that's helpful.
Best,
-Nick
On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 5:36 PM, Chetan Vemuri <aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> btw
> would anyone characterize Foucault's work on ethics as an extension of
> genealogy or as going under an entirely new mode of inquiry?
>
> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Chetan Vemuri <aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx
>wrote:
>
>> I think he only uses the term as a broad description of what he is doing
in
>> the interviews mostly, without wanting to formalize it too much in the
>> actual books themselves, for fear of turning it into a totalizing
>> methodology, though I could be wrong.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Lou Kramer <loukram@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> To me 'genealogy of power' is only a shortcut for a detailed
formulation.
>>>
>>> Archaelogy: A historical analysis of (forms of) knowledge originated in
>>> truth games
>>> Genealogy: A historical analysis of (systems of) power ruled by power
>>> relations
>>>
>>> Or some formulation in better English.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Lou Kramer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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>> (515)-418-2771
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>> world"
>>
>
>
>
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