Re: [Foucault-L] Foucault-Habermas Debate

The best text of Foucault is the second part of his article The Subject and Power. There, he explicitly discusses his theory of power/politics as being different from Habermas'theory of communication.

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machiel karskens

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> critique and power, subtitled, recasting the Foucault-Habermas debate,
> has many of the primary texts
>
> On 9/27/2011 10:35 AM, ari wrote:
> > axel honneth 'critique of power' is a classic on this.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:30:24 +0100, Tee Dub wrote:
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> I am in my fourth year at the University of Edinburgh and have
> >> decided to do my dissertation on Foucault and in particular the
> >> ‘debate’ that he had with Habermas over the term ‘power’. I am in
> the
> >> very early stages of the project and am in need of some advice.
> Would
> >> anyone be able to tell me what the central area of conflict between
> >> the two was and know where Foucault best outlines his opinion of
> >> power
> >> and where Habermas outlines his? Also are there any secondary
> sources
> >> that I may find useful?
> >>
> >> Any help is much appreciated.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Terrence
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