The Later Foucault Politics and Philosophy [Paperback]

Foucault's work presents a provocative challenge to orthodox, habitual forms of belief and practice. The Later Foucault, with an impressive interdisciplinary focus, argues that one of the keys to understanding Foucault is his political thought. It is this which he expressed clearly in his last writings and which pulled together his earlier interests in power, agency and subjectivity. In this volume a distinguished array of Foucauldian scholars and commentators on politics explore the significance of these lWhy does Foucault's work continue to be of central importance in current debates in sociology, political science and philosophy? Why do we still read him as a guide to contemporary social and cultural life?

Foucault's work presents a provocative challenge to orthodox, habitual forms of belief and practice. The Later Foucault, with an impressive interdisciplinary focus, argues that one of the keys to understanding Foucault is his political thought. It is this which he expressed clearly in his last writings and which pulled together his earlier interests in power, agency and subjectivity. In this volume a distinguished array of Foucauldian scholars and commentators on politics explore the significance of these lIntroduction - Jeremy Moss
The Later Foucault
PART ONE: GENEALOGY AND THE SCOPE OF THE POLITICAL
Foucault and Critical Theory - David Couzens Hoy
Genealogical Politics - Wendy Brown
Politics and Liberation - Barry Hindess
PART TWO: ETHICS AND THE SUBJECT OF POLITICS
Foucault's Subject of Power - Paul Patton
Foucault, Lel¡