The subject in Foucault: aesthetics of existence or moral experiment?

The article discusses the objections taken to Foucault´s ideas about the subject´s ethics which would lead to an absence of compromise with universal values and principles of the liberal democracies. Discussing Taylor´s, Hochlitz´s, Hadot´s and Rorty´s propositions Foucault´s answer would be formula...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Costa, Jurandir Freire
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:1995
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositório:Tempo Social (Online)
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/85213
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistas.usp.br/ts/article/view/85213
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Foucault
Subject
Aesthetics of existence
Sexual practices and roles
Homossexualism
Sado-masochism
Sujeito
Estética da existência
Práticas e papéis sexuais
Homossexualismo
Sado-masoquismo
Descrição
Resumo:The article discusses the objections taken to Foucault´s ideas about the subject´s ethics which would lead to an absence of compromise with universal values and principles of the liberal democracies. Discussing Taylor´s, Hochlitz´s, Hadot´s and Rorty´s propositions Foucault´s answer would be formulated based on a radical change in the subject´s image and in the ways of building up relations which, in case of sexuality, as the categories are re-defined, would question the actual moral hierarchy of sexual practices with his fixed domination and subjection relationships.