Foucault on Ethics and Subjectivity: ‘Care of the Self’ and ‘Aesthetics of Existence’

This paper considers the structure of the ethical subject found in Foucault’s late works on ethics, and gives an account of his two major ethical concepts: “care of the self” and “aesthetics of existence.” The “care of the self,” it is argued, gives Foucault a way of conceptualising ethics which doe...

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Main Author: Daniel Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CBS Open Journals 2015-06-01
Series:Foucault Studies
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Online Access:https://192.168.7.24:443/index.php/foucault-studies/article/view/4819