Foucault and the History of Philosophical Transcendence: Freedom, Nature and Agency

by Christopher Falzon

In an original approach to Foucault's philosophy, Christopher Falzon argues for a reading of Foucault as a philosopher of finite transcendence, and explores its implications for ethics.

In order to distinguish Foucault's position, Falzon charts the historical trajectory of transcendence as a philosophical concept, starting with the radical notion of transcendence that was introduced by Plato, and which reappears in various forms in subsequent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350182761
• ISBN13: 9781350182769
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"