Politics, history, freedom: Arendt, Foucault and the politics of genealogy
Politics, history, freedom: Arendt, Foucault and the politics of genealogy
Arguing that Arendt and Foucault can both be seen as engaged in the practice of genealogy, this article starts by sketching the background figures of Heidegger and Nietzsche that they hold in common and situates their relations to Nietzsche as emerging from dissatisfaction with the lack of historical groundedness in Heidegger’s philosophy. To develop this case and to provide that basis for some comparison between their approaches and diagnoses of the contemporary condition, it then offers an analysis of each of Arendt and Foucault against this Heidegger-Nietzsche background. Finally I draw attention to some salient similarities and differences between Arendt and Foucault that can provide a basis for critical dialogue between them.
Arendt, biopolitics, Foucault, genealogy, Heidegger, Nietzsche, totalitarianism
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Owen, David
9fc71bca-07d1-44af-9248-1b9545265a58
2024
Owen, David
9fc71bca-07d1-44af-9248-1b9545265a58
Owen, David
(2024)
Politics, history, freedom: Arendt, Foucault and the politics of genealogy.
Journal of the Philosophy of History, 18 (3), .
(doi:10.1163/18722636-12341536).
Abstract
Arguing that Arendt and Foucault can both be seen as engaged in the practice of genealogy, this article starts by sketching the background figures of Heidegger and Nietzsche that they hold in common and situates their relations to Nietzsche as emerging from dissatisfaction with the lack of historical groundedness in Heidegger’s philosophy. To develop this case and to provide that basis for some comparison between their approaches and diagnoses of the contemporary condition, it then offers an analysis of each of Arendt and Foucault against this Heidegger-Nietzsche background. Finally I draw attention to some salient similarities and differences between Arendt and Foucault that can provide a basis for critical dialogue between them.
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Accepted/In Press date: 9 October 2024
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Arendt, biopolitics, Foucault, genealogy, Heidegger, Nietzsche, totalitarianism
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