Biopolitica e libertà in Michel Foucault
Year: 2008
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This work aims to inquire the relation between biopolitics and freedom in the thought of Michel Foucault, particularly in the last phase of his life (1978-1984). Here we see how his encounter with ancient philosophy allowed him to experience the practice of philosophy: the work of self formation that the greek called askesis. Very important for this objective is the use of 'techne tou biou' (technology of self). I try to demonstrate that: this new way of practicing philosophical askesis evokes Foucault’s ethical resistance to modern relations of power and knowledge (biopower and biopolitics) and open the possibility of contemporary practices of freedom.
Source: EprintsUnife
Author: Filippo Domenicali
Language: Italian
Topic: Foucault, Power, and Ethics
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1548165216