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 | | Foucault and Social Dialogue: Beyond Fragmentation by Chris Falzon ISBN-10: 9780415170444 ISBN-10: 0-415-17044-3 ISBN-13: 9780415170444 ISBN-13: 978-0-415-17044-4 Hardcover 1998-05-07 Routledge Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Given his heralding of the "death of Man" or the "death of the subject", Michel Foucault's work is thought by many to be too fragmentary and anti-foundationalist to be much use for building any sort of ethical or political theory. Chris Falzon challenges this position, arguing that the proper alternative to foundationalism is not fragmentation but dialogue and that concept can be found in Foucault's work. Such a reading of Foucault allows us to see the ethical and political position implicit his work, and how his work contributes to the larger debate concerning the death of Man. This book also presents a rethinking of the debates between Habermas and Foucault and shows how Foucault's work can be used to effectively challenge Habermas' position. Foucault and Social Dialogue provides a compelling reinterpretation of Foucault's legacy. | ||
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Foucault and Social Dialogue : Beyond Fragmentation In this book, Australian philospher Chris Falzon very clearly lays out the Foucaultian rejection of the metaphysical subject, the God-like transcendental subject that is suppose to provide the ultimate grounds for knowledge and action. Falzon argues that such rejection does not automatically lead to fragmentation as Habermas claimed. Rather the true postmodern path is the notion of dialogue, an ongoing encounter with the other. A superb introduction to Foucault's philosophy and postmodernism in general. | ||