Ideas from 'works' by Michel Foucault [1978], by Theme Structure
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason
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Foucault originally felt that liberating reason had become an instrument of domination [Gutting]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 1. Relativism
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Foucault challenges knowledge in psychology and sociology, not in the basic sciences [Gutting]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / a. Consciousness
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Unlike Marxists, Foucault explains thought internally, without deference to conscious ideas [Gutting]
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21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 8. The Arts / b. Literature
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The author function of any text is a plurality of selves [Gutting]
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights
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Nature is not the basis of rights, but the willingness to risk death in asserting them
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / d. Reform of offenders
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Power is used to create identities and ways of life for other people [Shorten]
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