Foucault’s Ethics of Genealogy
Antiquity, (Neo) Governmentality, and Globalisation
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“In this bold new book, Dimitrios Lais bridges philosophical inquiry into Foucault’s encounter with classical antiquity with the contemporary political sociology of Habermas, Beck, and Giddens. Drawing on Foucault’s investigation of the Laches line of parrhesia, Lais brings to light the implication of critical theories of deliberation, globalisation, and democracy in new forms of domination and neo-governmentality. This book should be read by all those interested in philosophical reasoning about freedom and in the future governance of democratic states.”
—Samantha Ashenden, Chair and Head of the Department of Politics, University of Liverpool, UK
This book offers a bold reinterpretation of Michel Foucault’s late work, reconstructing him as an ethical philosopher whose account of antiquity provides crucial resources for understanding contemporary forms of power. Bringing Foucault into original dialogue with Habermas, Beck, and Giddens, the book develops a genealogical reading that bridges Foucault’s analyses of self‑formation, governmentality, and modernity. It shows how key democratic and globalisation‑related theories—often assumed to stand apart from neoliberal modes of rule—can themselves reproduce subtle forms of governmentality.Through a sustained engagement with ancient ethical practices, cognitive ethics, reflexive modernisation, and global third‑way politics, the book demonstrates how Foucault’s late thought offers both a critique of modern Western societies and a heuristic framework for creative self‑care in the present.
Dimitrios Lais is an Associate Fellow at the Morrell Centre for Legal and Political Philosophy, University of York, UK.
This book offers a bold reinterpretation of Michel Foucault’s late work, reconstructing him as an ethical philosopher whose account of antiquity provides crucial resources for understanding contemporary forms of power. Bringing Foucault into original dialogue with Habermas, Beck, and Giddens, the book develops a genealogical reading that bridges Foucault’s analyses of self‑formation, governmentality, and modernity. It shows how key democratic and globalisation‑related theories—often assumed to stand apart from neoliberal modes of rule—can themselves reproduce subtle forms of governmentality.Through a sustained engagement with ancient ethical practices, cognitive ethics, reflexive modernisation, and global third‑way politics, the book demonstrates how Foucault’s late thought offers both a critique of modern Western societies and a heuristic framework for creative self‑care in the present.
Offers a new ethical reading of late Foucault grounded in a rigorous genealogical method Brings Foucault into an original dialogue with Habermas, Beck, and Giddens to reassess modern governmentality Shows how Foucault’s ethics illuminate present forms of neoliberal and democratic governance
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Foucault ethics of genealogy philosophy as a way of life two lines of ethical parrhesia envisioning enlightenment present forms of governmentality globalisation critiques of neoliberalism
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“In this bold new book, Dimitrios Lais bridges philosophical inquiry into Foucault’s encounter with classical antiquity with the contemporary political sociology of Habermas, Beck, and Giddens. Drawing on Foucault’s investigation of the Laches line of parrhesia, Lais brings to light the implication of critical theories of deliberation, globalisation, and democracy in new forms of domination and neo-governmentality. This book should be read by all those interested in philosophical reasoning about freedom and in the future governance of democratic states.” (Samantha Ashenden, Chair and Head of the Department of Politics, University of Liverpool, UK)
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