The Space Thought In Foucault’s Biopolitics

The importance of time and space to people is self-evident.For a long time,thinkers have always focused on the time category,while space has been neglected.After the middle of the 20th century,the academic circle ushered in a "spatial turn."With the unique interpretation of space by philosophers such as Lefebvre and Foucault,more and more scholars have also devoted themselves to the study of space.In the study of space,most scholars emphasize the political economy dimension of space,thus analyzing and criticizing capitalism.However,the impact of space on us is by no means limited to the economic level.The space blockade carried out by our country at the beginning of this epidemic,and thus the spread of the epidemic,is a good proof of the importance of space to the lives and health of each of us,and also demonstrates the biopolitical dimension of space.In the study of Foucault’s biopolitics,space is once again ignored.Foucault himself did not elaborate and systematically discuss the concept of biopolitics.Instead,he expanded the research objects and discussed issues such as security mechanisms,governance,governance techniques,and liberalism.This adds a lot of difficulty for us to grasp the concept of biopolitics.In fact,biopolitics is essentially a game between order and life.Behind the order is a series of knowledge-power configurations,which regulate our lives,and we will also conduct self-regulation,self-regulation and self-discipline based on knowledge.For Foucault,the logic behind biopolitics is liberalism,which requires the smallest investment in exchange for the greatest effect in many fields closely related to population.Based on this logic,space is naturally adjusted by biopolitics.Space has a direct impact on people,but people don’t pay too much attention to or reflect on the impact of space on themselves and the power effects attached to space.Power entering space is secret and efficient.There are many special spaces in Foucault’s writings,such as lunatic asylums,schools.military camps.factories,prisons,etc.In addition,Foucault is also concerned with space-related issues such as urban planning,changes in the building itself,and transportation methods.Among them,the two spatial types of city and hospital are most related to biopolitics,and are also the most typical of other spatial types.Cities are related to people’s production and life and economic development.The hospital concerns everyone’s life and health.In the reform of urban planning and the reform of hospitals,power has continuously penetrated into the space to carry out precise control over the population.Biopolitics is more worthy of our attention in the current epidemic era.In biopolitics,how to better manage space is also closely related to each of us.