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Dominique Janicaud, Heidegger in France reviewed by Dennis Schmidt

Dominique Janicaud, Heidegger in France is reviewed by Dennis Schmidt at NDPR. Dominique Janicaud claimed that every French intellectual movement—from existentialism to psychoanalysis—was influenced by Martin Heidegger. This translation of Janicaud’s landmark work, Heidegger en France, details Heidegger’s reception in philosophy … Continue reading →

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Mark Fisher (1968-2017)

I’m sorry to hear of the death of Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist Realism and publisher, also a blogger at K-punk. I never met him, but knew and appreciated his work. He also wrote powerfully about mental health, and his own … Continue reading →

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Foucault: The Birth of Power (2017)

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Stuart Elden, Foucault: The Birth of Power, Polity, 2017 Michel Foucault’s The Archaeology of Knowledge was published in March 1969; Discipline and Punish in February 1975. Although only six years apart, the difference in tone…

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Etienne Balibar – From Althusserian Marxism to the Philosophies of Marx? Twenty Years After

Etienne Balibar “From Althusserian Marxism to the Philosophies of Marx?” – a reflection on his The Philosophy of Marx, twenty (three) years after. The book has been reissued by Verso, with some new material, and is currently on sale.

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Books received – Spitzer, Foucault, RIPE, TCS, Binswanger

Foucault translated an essay in this Spitzer collection (see my query over dating here); the first edition of Folie et déraison: Histoire de la folie à l’âge classique; Binswanger’s analysis of Suzanne Urban; and the new issues of RIPE and TCS. … Continue reading →

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The Early Foucault update 2 – Uppsala, Binswanger, Lacan and Bedlam

While I did take a proper break over Christmas and the New Year, I have been continuing work on the very early Foucault. One of the things I’ve done is some initial research on the time he spent in Uppsala. … Continue reading →

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Two questions about Georges Canguilhem – both answered in the negative

Earlier this week I posted two questions about Georges Canguilhem – biography and archives Two questions about Georges Canguilhem – does a biography exist in English or French? And are all his papers archived at CAPHÉS at the ENS? That looks quite extensive, but what … Continue reading →

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Zygmunt Bauman has died, aged 91

Zygmunt Bauman has died, aged 91 – obituary in New York Times.

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Two questions about Georges Canguilhem – biography and archives

Two questions about Georges Canguilhem – does a biography exist in English or French? And are all his papers archived at CAPHÉS at the ENS? That looks quite extensive, but what I am looking for isn’t listed, so I wondered if there might, possibly, … Continue reading →

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A new page of Writing and Publishing posts and links

I’ve added a new page to this blog’s ‘resources‘, which is a list of some of the posts about writing and publishing. It’s followed by some links I’ve previously shared which may still be useful. If I say something about someone … Continue reading →

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