Hegel's Phenomenology and Foucault's Genealogy /
Previously considered two different strands within continental thought, this book compares and contrasts Hegel's 'phenomenology' and Foucault's 'genealogy', contending that in spite of their differences, these approaches share important commonalities. Considering the po...
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Farnham, Surrey :
Ashgate,
[2015]
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| Series: | Classical and contemporary social theory
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Prologue; 1 Setting the Stage; Hegel and Foucault; Foucault on Hegel; 2 Hegel's Phenomenology; What is 'Phenomenology'?; "Phenomenal Knowledge"; Immanent Critique; The Role of the Phenomenological 'We'; Consciousness's "Way of Despair"; 3 Foucault's Genealogy; What is 'Genealogy'?; Power-Knowledge; Genealogy as Critique; Conclusion; 4 Phenomenology and Genealogy Compared; Differences; Implications for Social and Political Theory; Overcoming the 'Correspondence Theory of Truth'; Toward a Non-Foundational Knowledge; 'Thick' and 'Thin' Accounts
- 5 Hegel, Foucault and the Philosophy of Social SciencesConclusion; Bibliography; Index