Confessions of the Self
Foucault and Augustine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5791481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy Lynch (0000-0002-7096-541X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 2009 |
| Issue | 146 |
| Pages | 124-139 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Telos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-6514 • E-ISSN: 1940-459X |
| Publisher | Telos (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3817/0309146124 |
| OpenAlex | W2008068998 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Michel Foucault's analysis of the constitution of the modern subject poses provocative philosophical and theological questions about the relationship between structures of power, practices of domination, and the subjects that they discipline. His problematization of the self proposes to illuminate Christianity's transmission, if not invention, of forms of self-knowledge and reflexive acts of truth that leave Christian subjects (understood in both senses of the term) open to the panoptical disciplines of the state, market, and other structures that dominate through normalization. Even if one disagrees with his thesis that the teachings and practices of early Christianity are integral to the
Christianity · Constitution · Epistemology · Michel foucault · Normalization · Normalization (sociology · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Problematization · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Subject (documents · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Computer Science · Theological Perspectives and Practices · Violence, Religion, and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |