Michel Foucault's moral subjectivity and the semiotic modeling of knowledge
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10739201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Athanasios Votsis Athanasios Votsis (University of Helsinki), Athanasios Votsis (0000-0001-5878-7684, University of Helsinki, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 2012 |
| Issue | 192 |
| Pages | 243-250 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Semiotica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/sem-2012-0092 |
| OpenAlex | W2313280571 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Michel Foucault's theory of moral subjectivity, as a trained relation of the subject to itself, contains a latent semiotic theory of self-knowledge. The formation of the moral subject is seen by Foucault as a sign system, given the name of technology, and placed in a broader context of semiotic and non-semiotic paths to knowledge. In such a framework, signification as a technology, the self as a binary opposition, and the in-between space of binaries emerge as important methodological elements in self-knowledge. Furthermore, a semiotic argument comes forth about the epistemological role of culture in the modeling of knowledge at large
Argument (complex analysis) · Binary opposition · Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Michel foucault · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Politics · Relation (database) · Semiotics · Sign (mathematics) · Sociology · Subject (documents) · Subjectivity · Computer Science · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · History · Mathematics · Philosophy · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Translation Studies and Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |