Ideas from 'Ethics of the Concern for Self as Freedom' by Michel Foucault [1984], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Essential Works 1954-1984 I: Ethics' by Foucault,Michel (ed/tr Rabinow,Paul) [Penguin 1994,0-14-025954-6]].
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined
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Critical philosophy is what questions domination at every level
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1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 1. Continental Philosophy
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Philosophy and politics are fundamentally linked
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos
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When logos controls our desires, we have actually become the logos
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13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 1. Relativism
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Saying games of truth were merely power relations would be a horrible exaggeration
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16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 2. Self as Social Construct
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A subject is a form which can change, in (say) political or sexual situations
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / b. Defining ethics
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Ethics is the conscious practice of freedom
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 1. Social Power
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The aim is not to eliminate power relations, but to reduce domination
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
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The idea of liberation suggests there is a human nature which has been repressed
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