the present study engages with the questions of subject and the activity of truth-telling in the context of the problem of language that frequently appears in Foucault since his appearance in French academics. It asks the questions: what is the mode of existence of language and being in Foucault and how are they related? What is a sign? Can one actually understand a sign in itself? If neither the cogito (I think) can lead to an affirmation of being, nor the affirmation “I speak” has it the autonomy to stand on its own, how one can relate oneself to truth?
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Scope and Objectives
- Literature Review - Language and the Problem of Subject
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This study aims to analyze Foucault's work through the lens of language, examining his understanding of the relationship between language and the knowing-subject. Specifically, the study investigates the mode of existence of language and its influence on the subject's self-transformation. The study explores how language, as an "exterior double," shapes the subject's experience and understanding of truth.
- The influence of literature on Foucault's work
- The relationship between language, the subject, and the concept of truth
- The role of the unthought and exteriority in shaping the subject
- The critique of Cartesian cogito and its implications for understanding the subject
- The emergence of language as a distinct entity in Western philosophy
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The first chapter, "Scope and Objectives," introduces the focus of the study, highlighting the significance of literary influence on Foucault's work and his exploration of the subject and truth through the lens of language. It outlines the key questions guiding the research.
The second chapter, "Literature Review - Language and the Problem of Subject," delves into the broader context of the problem of the subject in 20th-century French thought, particularly in relation to Foucault's work. It examines the historical context, including the decline of phenomenological theory and the emergence of a "linguistic turn" in psychoanalysis and a "Nietzschean turn" in philosophy. The chapter discusses Foucault's critique of the phenomenological understanding of the subject and the inherent historicity of both reason and the subject. The analysis explores Foucault's concept of power/knowledge and its role in constituting specific experiences, leading to a reexamination of the Cartesian cogito.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The key themes and concepts explored in this study include: language, subject, truth, exteriority, unthought, Cartesian cogito, power/knowledge, literature, Foucault, Blanchot, Roussel, Nietzsche, Mallarme, discourse analysis, and the care of the self.
- Quote paper
- Abhilash G Nath (Author), 2010, The Art of Telling Truth: Power, Language and the Experience of the Exterior in Michel Foucault, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/169966
