Philosophy of Michel Foucault

Course content

This course is a general introduction to the philosophy of Michel Foucault. The aim of the course is to be familiarized with the different phases of Foucaults philosophy, namely the archaeological phase of the 1960s, the genealogical phase of the 1970s, and the ethical phase of the 1980s. Accordingly, Foucaults understanding of Episteme (1960s), Power (1970s), and Technologies of the Self (1980s) will be analyzed in class meetings.