A Normative Foucauldian by Mark Olssen

A Normative Foucauldian by Mark Olssen

Inspired by the writings of Michel Foucault, Olssen's writings traverse philosophy, politics, education, and epistemology. This book comprises a selection of his papers published in academic journals and books over twenty-five years. Taken as a whole, the papers represent a redirection of the core axioms and directions of western ontology and philosophy in relation to how history, the subject, and education are theorised within the western philosophical tradition. Olssen's writings not only contain a powerful critique and revision of western liberalism from a poststructuralist perspective, they both explicate and extend Michel Foucault's challenge to the core axioms and assumptions underpinning western thought. As Stephen Ball suggests in his Foreword to this volume, Olssen uses Foucault to explore issues. Olssen's Foucault is not a lonely nihilist but a troubled provocateur who encourages in us toward the political project of self-formation - our relation to ourselves and always, to others.

Mark Olssen is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences (FACSS) and Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Education Policy in the Department of Politics at the University of Surrey. His most recent book is Constructing Foucault's Ethics: A Poststructuralist Moral Theory for the Twenty-First Century (Manchester University Press, 2021).

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ISBN 13	9789004464438
ISBN 10	9004464433
Title	A Normative Foucauldian
Author	Mark Olssen
Series	Educational Futures
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Brill
Year published	2021-09-23
Number of pages	544
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