RT journal article
T1 Canguilhem, Foucault y la ontología política del vitalismo
A1 Vázquez García, Francisco
A2 HistoriaGeografía y Filosofía
K1 vida
K1 vitalismo
K1 ontología
K1 Foucault
K1 Canguilhem
K1 biopolítica
K1 subjetividad
AB In this paper we defend the thesis that the notion of life, in Foucault’s work, isnot only the historical correlate of power and knowledge practices. Foucault arguesa Vitalist ontological position, however intermittent and not at all explicit. Thesource of this philosophical choice in Foucault is not Nietzsche or Deleuze, but itcoincides in many respects with the non-essentialist Vitalism of GeorgesCanguilhem. First, we compare Canguilhem and Foucault’s relation to the Kantiantradition, in its critical and transcendental aspects. Secondly, we confront the notionof life on the philosophical proposals of Canguilhem and Foucault. Finally we analyzethe canguilhemian origin of the normalization foucauldian concept. This affiliationalso regards the concept of biopolitics, referred to a power that acts on life,imitating its operation. This rooting of the thought of Foucault in the Vitalism of hismaster resolves two internal tensions in the path of the first: the justification ofmovements of revolt and self-formative character of subjectivity.
SN 1575-6866
YR 2015
FD 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/17747
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/17747
LA spa
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 04-oct-2023