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Baudrillard: Fatal Strategies

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Foucault: The Disappearance of the Human

Rick RoderickDuke University

Associate Professor of Philosophy

45:45·2012·introductory level

This lecture analyzes Michel Foucault's anti-humanist critique of 'man' as a historical construct, examining his concepts of power/knowledge, discourse, and the historical shift in punitive paradigms as detailed in Discipline and Punish.

PhilosophyMichel FoucaultPost-StructuralismAnti-HumanismPower/Knowledge

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Rick Roderick

Associate Professor of Philosophy

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