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Normal Now
This is a book about what we consider normal. It details how the very concept of normality emerged in the modern era, and how it has changed over the centuries.By the mid-twentieth century, the expansion of norms across various areas of human endeavour generated a governing normative order in Western societies. Normality was defined as conformity with a narrow model of conventional human behaviour. However, this model has since been displaced by an anti-conformism, in which normality is defined as absolute self-fulfilment, defying older restrictions on our behaviour. Paradoxically, narcissistic individualism and rebellion against conformity have become compulsory.Normal Now explores in detail how this new normative order plays out today in the arenas of politics, health, and sex and sexuality. In all these areas, the uncompromising perfectionism of our norms of self-expression leads to increasingly deep-seated and ubiquitous anger, anxiety and dissatisfaction.
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Spinoza, the Transindividual
One of the most important books on Spinoza to appear in the last 30 yearsÉtienne Balibar, one of the foremost living French philosophers, builds on his landmark work on Spinoza's political thought, Spinoza and Politics, with an exploration of Spinoza's ontology.He situates Spinoza in relation to the major figures of Marx and Freud as a precursor to the more recent French thinker Gilbert Simondon's concept of the transindividual. Presenting a crucial development in Balibar's thought, he takes the concept of transindividuality beyond Spinoza to show it at work, at the collective as well as the individual level.Étienne Balibar is Emeritus Professor at Paris-Nanterre and Anniversary Chair of Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University.Mark G. E. Kelly is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney University.
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For Foucault
Calls for a Foucauldian approach to political thought that is intrinsically resistant to power and subordination to public policy.
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Foucault and Politics
A clear and critical account of the political dimension of Foucault's thought and its relation to real politicsOne of the most prominent theorists in the contemporary humanities and social sciences, Michel Foucault is known as a radical thinker who disturbs our understanding of society. Yet until now comparatively little attention has been given to his politics, not least because he presented a moving target, continually changing his concerns and his apparent position.This book surveys Foucault's thought in the context of his life and times, utilising the latest primary and secondary materials to explain the political implications of each phase of his work and the relationships between each phase. It also illustrates how his thought has been used in the political sphere and examines the importance of his work for politics today.Key Features. Examines the relationship between Foucault's thought and politics. Overviews the political reception of Foucault's thought. Thoroughly assesses Foucault's thought and the political uses to which it has been put. Uses text boxes to highlight and explain key ideasMark G. Kelly is the author of The Political Philosophy of Michel Foucault (2008) and Foucault's History of Sexuality Volume I, The Will to Knowledge (Edinburgh University Press, 2013). He is Senior Lecturer at the University of western Sydney.
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Foucault's History of Sexuality Volume I, The Will to Knowledge
A remarkably clear, concise, and comprehensive guide to one of Michel Foucault's most important and influential books. Kelly reconstructs Foucault's argument, situates it within its historical and intellectual context, and clarifies important matters of terminology and translation. An indispensable resource for students approaching Foucault's text for the first time. Professor Amy Allen, Dartmouth College A step-by-step guide to Foucault's most influential book In the first volume of his History of Sexuality, The Will to Knowledge, Foucault weaves together the most influential theoretical account of sexuality since Freud. Mark Kelly systematically unpacks the intricacies of Foucault's dense and sometimes confusing exposition, in a straightforward way, putting it in its historical and theoretical context. This is both a guide for the reader new to the text and one that offers new insights to those already familiar with Foucault's work. Mark G. E. Kelly is the author of The Political Philosophy of Michel Foucault (2009).
€ 26,50