For the political aspect of foucaults thought, from a philosophical perspective. The care of the self will stick to the art of living, to correct the individual and not just to train. Etienne gilsons philosophy of art a systematic presentation of painting and reality, the arts of the beautiful, and forms and substances in the arts joseph houser, lc some of etienne gilsons most original and. Foucaults philosophy of art presents a wideranging overview of foucaults various writings about western art. The third edition is greatly enhanced by new chapters on art and beauty, the performing arts and modern art, and new sections on aristotle, hegel and nietzsche. In short, the history of thought, of knowledge, of philosophy, of literature seems to be seeking, and discovering, more and more dis. He has had strong influence not only or even primarily in philosophy but also in a wide range of humanistic and social scientific disciplines. The definition of art is controversial in contemporary philosophy. The fifth final chapter defends foucaults thesis that modern art, by virtue of its provocation in matters of truth, ethos, and life, is a descendant of ancient cynicism. Whether art can be defined has also been a matter of controversy. While i recommend this book without reservation, there are two aspects of its structure that could be developed. Philosophy of the arts presents a comprehensive and accessible introduction to those coming to aesthetics and the philosophy of art for the.
It will be then for foucault to govern ourselves, and even to build his life as a work of art. Toward a philosophy of computing how to philosophize with internetworked electronic computing machinery brought to you by. Michel foucault stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Discussions of heideggers philosophy of art usually con. This, as already intimated, is for several reasons a highly unfortunate assumption.
Foucault, michel internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Michel foucault 19261984 was a french historian and philosopher, associated with the structuralist and poststructuralist movements. Contemporary definitions can be classified with respect to the dimensions of art they emphasize. Foucault was born in poitiers, france, on october 15, 1926. This is the most comprehensive and most sober of the available biographies of foucault. Includes the authors the discourse on language, translation of ordre du discours. The philosophical usefulness of a definition of art has also been debated. The definition of art stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Pdf etienne gilsons philosophy of art joseph houser.
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