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Michel Foucault
J.D. Marshall
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Description for Michel Foucault
paperback. Series: Philosophy and Education. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
This book is designed to serve two purposes. First it provides an introduction to the ideas and works of Michel Foucault. It should be particularly appropriate for education students for whom, in general, Foucault is a shadowy presence. Second, it provides a Foucault based critique of a central plank of Western liberal education, the notion of the autonomous individual or personal autonomy. There are several introductions to Foucault but they tend to be written from a particular theoretical position, or with a particular interest in Foucault's ideas and works. For example Smart (1986) and Poster (1984) exemplify the former, and ... Read more
This book is designed to serve two purposes. First it provides an introduction to the ideas and works of Michel Foucault. It should be particularly appropriate for education students for whom, in general, Foucault is a shadowy presence. Second, it provides a Foucault based critique of a central plank of Western liberal education, the notion of the autonomous individual or personal autonomy. There are several introductions to Foucault but they tend to be written from a particular theoretical position, or with a particular interest in Foucault's ideas and works. For example Smart (1986) and Poster (1984) exemplify the former, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Education
Number of Pages
247
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048146970
SKU
V9789048146970
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