{"product_id":"constructing-foucaults-ethics-a-poststructuralist-moral-theory-for-the-twenty-first-century-9781526176271","title":"Constructing Foucault's Ethics: A","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn popularising the term ‘speaking truth to power’, Michel Foucault established the basis upon which a new ethics can be constructed. This is the thesis that Mark Olssen advances in \u003ci\u003eConstructing Foucault’s ethics\u003c\/i\u003e. Olssen not only ‘speaks truth’ to existing moral and ethical theories that have dominated western philosophy since Plato, but also shows how an alternative ethical and moral theory can be established that avoids the pitfalls of postmodern relativism while grounding ethical, moral and political discourse for the present age. \u003cbr\u003eTaking the late ‘ethical turn’ in the philosopher’s thought as its starting point, this ambitious study seeks to construct an ethics beyond anything Foucault ever attempted while remaining consistent with his core postulates. It advances the concept of ‘life continuance’, which expresses a normative orientation to the future in terms of the quest for survival and well-being, giving rise to irreducible normative values as part of the discursive order of events. This approach is explored in contrast with a range of other, established systems, from the Kantian to the Marxist, contract ethics and utilitarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fascinating... one of the best books on Foucault.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Emeritus Professor of Political Philosophy at the Universities of Westminster and Hull and winner of the Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize for Political Philosophy in 2002\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mark Olssen’s book is both sympathetic and adventurous. It remains true to Foucault’s attitude and style but also moves beyond him to think about and explore what a set of foucauldian normative concepts might look like and how they might be made use of. This is very much the direction Foucault might have moved if he had lived longer. The book is a major contribution to foucauldian scholarship.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen J. Ball, Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Education, University College London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a truly impressive and timely book that takes Foucault’s work as a starting point to develop an ethics founded on a \"continuance\" of life. There are clear implications for our age, especially in understanding how we should think about climate change. The book emphasises that Foucault was not a relativist in any crude sense. It builds on Mark Olssen’s previous work to make an important contribution.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Lauder, Professor of Education and Political Economy, University of Bath\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 Foucault and normativity\u003cbr\u003e2 Life and error: Foucault, Canguilhem, Jacob\u003cbr\u003e3 Nietzsche’s life philosophy: naturalism, will to power, normativity\u003cbr\u003e4 Continuance ethics, objectivity, Kant\u003cbr\u003e5 Foucault, Hegel, Marx\u003cbr\u003e6 Hobbes, God, and modern social contract theory\u003cbr\u003e7 A politics of pluralism\u003cbr\u003e8 Democracy, education, global ethics\u003cbr\u003e9 Ethical comportment\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041045053783,"sku":"9781526176271","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526176271.jpg?v=1750948729","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/constructing-foucaults-ethics-a-poststructuralist-moral-theory-for-the-twenty-first-century-9781526176271","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}