Philosophical Practice Following Foucault

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ID5777905
AuthorsVerena Erlenbusch-Anderson (0000-0002-3757-6076, University of Memphis, corresponding author)
Year2018
Pages55-83
Publication date2018-10-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFoucault Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1832-5203 • E-ISSN: 1832-5203
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.22439/fs.v0i25.5574
OpenAlexW4229612107
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited40

This paper develops a heuristic of different modes of philosophical engagement with Michel Foucault's work with the aim to aid self-reflection about contemporary uses of Foucault. Drawing on debates in the history of philosophy, I describe contextualism, appropriationism, and methodologism as three strands of Foucault scholarship. I then examine queer and feminist philosophical engagements with Foucault to explicate and illustrate the aims and strengths of each strand. I conclude by spelling out the larger implications for different uses of Foucault for philosophical practice and make the case for a methodological pluralism that draws on all available modes of inquiry

Contextualism · Michel foucault · Pluralism · Problematization · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory

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