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On Foucault's Body Care

Posted on:2011-04-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X F LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360332455739Subject:Literature and art
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Aesthetics of existence is the essence of Foucault's thought, while the body care is the core proposition of survival. Foucault's long life studies pointing people to become focused on the philosophical pursuit of their own. However, previous research because he is genealogy and archaeological methods of power, knowledge and complicity of the main interoperability mechanisms degree of historical depth analysis, it was mistaken for his research focus is on the mechanisms of power, is not the case . The mechanisms of power that he has to start and analyze is the "truth game" basis, and through this, Foucault reveals the dominant position of the passive person, that the modern forces of domination by the existence of various difficulties. This constitutes part of the foundation of his theory.Foucault on power distribution analysis inevitably result in a negative sense of human existence, but also the situation on which they own survival opportunity to reflection . what is Foucault provided for people? After eight years of silence, Foucault published his last tuo books called and , in which his systematic and comprehensive study shows post-ideological essence, but also continue to explore with their lives .It is aesthetics of existence. Not understanding the aesthetics of existence cannot we really the spiritual content of Foucault. The aesthetics of existence of the basic proposition is to "caring of the self". Michel Foucault " caring of the self " in the promotion of physical and mental health of monistic philosophy of replacing the traditional subjection of body and mind of philosophy, giving unprecedented concerning and caring, and this philosophy is not only a theoretical construction of the body, but also a practical wisdom. People through this, life can be achieved aesthetic creation and appreciation of the poetic experience and enjoy life. In short, physical health care is the management of an aesthetic nature, challenges, and create and exceeded.Foucault's physical care, the " caring of the self ", the variety of health law are summed up a set of "self-technology", makes individual survival and behavior in daily practice of life elevated to a high degree of aesthetic. Papers from Discrimination the relationship between physical and abstinence, freedom and reason summed up the aesthetic significance of Foucault. Regulation of abstinence and reason will not allow the liberation of the body reduced to the body's carnival and to the body being destroyed, designed to achieve individualized poetic existence. Therefore, caring of the body in the fight against the consumption, access the current meaning of the theory of regeneration, making the survival of the people of this world more rich content, more performance and more unique choices.
Keywords/Search Tags:Foucault, existence, body, abstinence, freedom
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