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Biopolitics And The Dissemination Of Violence: The Arendtian Critique Of The Present, Andre De Macedo Duarte
Biopolitics And The Dissemination Of Violence: The Arendtian Critique Of The Present, Andre De Macedo Duarte
Andre de Macedo Duarte
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'A Little Knowledge Is A Useful Thing': Paradoxes In The Asian Studies Experience In Australia, Robert Cribb
'A Little Knowledge Is A Useful Thing': Paradoxes In The Asian Studies Experience In Australia, Robert Cribb
Robert Cribb
Asia has increasingly become a routine part of the educational and research curriculum in Australia, with the consequence that the importance of the specialist skills of Asianists has diminished.
Region, Academic Dynamics And Promise Of Comparativism, Robert Cribb
Region, Academic Dynamics And Promise Of Comparativism, Robert Cribb
Robert Cribb
Argues for setting Southeast Asia in a broach comparative studies framework.
Heidegger E Foucault, Críticos Da Modernidade: Humanismo, Técnica E Biopolítica, Andre De Macedo Duarte
Heidegger E Foucault, Críticos Da Modernidade: Humanismo, Técnica E Biopolítica, Andre De Macedo Duarte
Andre de Macedo Duarte
I intend to discuss Foucault’s and Heidegger’s critical diagnosis of Modernity emphasizing its continuities. Generally speaking, it is possible to argue that in Heidegger philosophical reflection assumes itself as essentially historical, while in Foucault’s case historical investigation assumes itself as an essentially philosophical task. Although recognizing the differences between Foucault’s and Heidegger’s general theoretical approaches, I argue that both consider that, in order to understand who we are today, it is necessary to elaborate a critical understanding of Modernity. In both cases, Modernity is viewed as a historical epoch characterized by humanism, i.e., by the projection of human beings as …