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Constructing Foucault's Ethics: A Poststructuralist Moral Theory for the Twenty-First Century by Mark Olssen 9781526176271

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In popularising the term 'speaking truth to power', Michel Foucault established the basis upon which a new ethics can be constructed. This is the thesis that Mark Olssen advances in Constructing Foucault's ethics. Olssen not only 'speaks truth' to existing moral and ethical theories that have dominated western philosophy since Plato, but also shows how an alternative ethical and moral theory can be established that avoids the pitfalls of postmodern relativism while grounding ethical, moral and political discourse for the present age.
Taking the late 'ethical turn' in the philosopher's thought as its starting point, this ambitious study seeks to construct an ethics beyond anything Foucault ever attempted while remaining consistent with his core postulates. It advances the concept of 'life continuance', which expresses a normative orientation to the future in terms of the quest for survival and well-being, giving rise to irreducible normative values as part of the discursive order of events. This approach is explored in contrast with a range of other, established systems, from the Kantian to the Marxist, contract ethics and utilitarianism.



About the Author
Mark Olssen is Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Higher Education Policy in the Department of Politics at the University of Surrey

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'Fascinating... one of the best books on Foucault.'
Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Emeritus Professor of Political Philosophy at the Universities of Westminster and Hull and winner of the Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize for Political Philosophy in 2002

'Mark Olssen's book is both sympathetic and adventurous. It remains true to Foucault's attitude and style but also moves beyond him to think about and explore what a set of foucauldian normative concepts might look like and how they might be made use of. This is very much the direction Foucault might have moved if he had lived longer. The book is a major contribution to foucauldian scholarship.'
Stephen J. Ball, Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Education, University College London

'This is a truly impressive and timely book that takes Foucault's work as a starting point to develop an ethics founded on a "continuance" of life. There are clear implications for our age, especially in understanding how we should think about climate change. The book emphasises that Foucault was not a relativist in any crude sense. It builds on Mark Olssen's previous work to make an important contribution.'
Hugh Lauder, Professor of Education and Political Economy, University of Bath

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Book Information
ISBN 9781526176271
Author Mark Olssen
Format Paperback
Page Count 360
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press
Weight(grams) 420g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 138mm * 19mm

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