CO SCI 136 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Meat Extract, Jan Romein, Margarine
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In 1980s shifted his focus from the analysis of power regimes to the technologies of the self . Philosopher-activist-involed in various left-wing political activities, such as: demonstrations, petitions, sit-ins. The move away from technologies of power towards an ethics of the self. A move away from political engagement to narcissism . His move towards an ethical reframing of his basic concerns, enabled him to develop the tools that now allow us to analyze the ethics and politics of food consumption under present conditions. Foucault explains their philosophical background and relevance for the present. Foucault"s work --> epistemiological in nature and devoted to the production of knowledge forms. The will to knowledge is intimately connected with the will to power (nietzsche). A micro-analysis of the technologies of power eventually inevitably lead into the realm of ethics. In all three dimensions, foucault wanted to challenge some rather basic assumptions.
