Care of the self in a knowledge economy: Higher education, vocation and the ethics of Michel Foucault

2007 ◽  
pp. 194-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S. Drummond
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Michel Foucault ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Care Of The Self

scholarly journals The Wider Impacts of Universities: Habermas on Learning Processes and Universities

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesper Eckhardt Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
The Self ◽  
Societal Impact ◽  
Functionalist Theory ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

The discourse of reform in higher education tends to focus narrowly on employability and the relationship between higher education and the labor market. Universities as research institutions are now considered solely in the dominant discourse of innovation. This way of conceiving universities is inspired by functionalist theory that focuses on the imperatives of a knowledge economy. Taking a departure in the theory of society developed by Jürgen Habermas this paper seeks to provide a theoretical framework for an empirical comparative analysis on the wider societal impact of universities. It is the argument that the wider impacts of higher education and research at universities must be seen in a more complex vision of modern societies. The paper is thus primarily a re-reading of Habermas’ critique of functionalist views of the university and an application of Habermas’ critique on current issues in the debates on higher education. A special discussion will be taken on issues of the self in view of the current tendencies to regard all education from the standpoint of the economic outputs.

Redefining the Proxemics of the Mentorship

2019 ◽  
pp. 81-100
Author(s):  
Christopher S. Schreiner
Keyword(s):  
Michel Foucault ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
The Self ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Care Of The Self ◽  
Spatial Contiguity ◽  
Safe Spaces ◽  
Traditional Structures

The sociopolitical controversies on campus that have resulted in “safe spaces” have pressured traditional structures based on proxemics, such as the mentorship, to reinvent themselves or disappear. In the chapter, “proximity” itself is defined not in terms of spatial contiguity but as an attentional structure by which the mentee achieves an intimate understanding at a distance of the objective achievements in teaching and writing that distinguish her mentor and other role models and that provoke acts of creative mimesis and exegesis by the mentee. Inspired by the ancient Stoic practice of the “care of the self” as explicated by Michel Foucault, the crux of the redefined mentored relation is not inculcating knowledge but guiding the growth of the mentee's critical consciousness in preparation for a career and a life well-lived, befitting a noble spirit. Since the focus of the redefined mentored relation privileges distance and objective spirit (via the critical study of works) over personal interaction, the scholarly autonomy of the mentee is a noteworthy learning outcome.

scholarly journals A CONSTITUIÇÃO DO SUJEITO EM MICHEL FOUCAULT A PARTIR DA HISTÓRIA DA SEXUALIDADE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Ketlin Kroetz ◽  
José Luis Schifino Ferraro
Keyword(s):  
Michel Foucault ◽  
The Self ◽  
History Of Sexuality ◽  
Care Of The Self ◽  
Single Reading ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject

RESUMOEste ensaio objetiva discutir o modo como Michel Foucault abordou a constituição do sujeito a partir de a História da Sexualidade em seus volumes (I) A vontade de saber, (II) O uso dos prazeres e (III) O cuidado de si. O trabalho utiliza aportes teóricos de autores que trabalham “com” o filósofo francês em torno dos processos de subjetivação. Sem querer fechar conclusões e/ou propor uma leitura unívoca sobre o tema, o texto que segue conduz o debate em torno da invenção do sujeito e dos distintos modos de constituir-se/devir-a-ser sujeito da experiência no interior dos estudos foucaultianos e seu entrecruzamento com a Educação.Palavras-chave: Constituição do sujeito. História da sexualidade. Michel Foucault.ABSTRACTThis essay aims to discuss how Michel Foucault approached the theme of the subject constitution from the History of Sexuality in its volumes (I) An Introduction, (II) the use of pleasure and (III) The care of the self. The work use a series of theoretical contributions from authors who works “with” the French philosopher around the subjectivation processes. Without any pretention of closing conclusions and/or propose a single reading about the theme, the following text lead us to the debate around the invention of the subject and the different ways to constitutes/becomes the subject of the experience in the field of the Foucauldian studies and its intersection with Education.Keywords: Subject constitution. History of sexuality. Michel Foucault.

Foucault Goes to Weight Watchers

Hypatia ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cressida J. Heyes
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Michel Foucault ◽  
Self Care ◽  
The Self ◽  
Power Weight ◽  
Care Of The Self ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Weight Watchers

This article argues that commercial weight-loss organizations appropriate and debase the askeses—practices of care of the self—that Michel Foucault theorized, increasing members’ capacities at the same time as they encourage participation in ever-tightening webs of power. Weight Watchers, for example, claims to promote self-knowledge, cultivate new capacities and pleasures, foster self-care in face of gendered exploitation, and encourage wisdom and flexibility. The hupomnemata of these organizations thus use asketic language to conceal their implication in normalization.

scholarly journals Entre autonomia e heteronomia: para uma concepção crítica de cuidado de si em Michel Foucault [Between autonomy and heteronomy: for a critical conception of care of the self in Michel Foucault]

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (46) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Fernando Gimbo
Keyword(s):  
Michel Foucault ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Initial Problem ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Care Of The Self ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Double Movement ◽  
The One

Trata-se de mostrar como a ideia de “cuidado de si” deve ser compreendida a partir de um tensionamento caracterizado por um duplo movimento: por um lado, a afirmação da autoafecção como condição do processo de subjetivação; por outro lado, a necessidade de inscrever tal ipseidade no quadro mais amplo das pesquisas genealógicas centradas nas práticas de assujeitamento e dominação. Com isso, o objetivo é sugerir como o problema fundamental do último e inconcluso momento da obra de Foucault é a necessidade de repensar as condições de gênese do sujeito. Para tanto, o artigo é divido em dois momentos: primeiramente, recuperamos uma autocrítica realizada ao final da década de 70, quando, ao introduzir em suas análises o conceito de governamentalidade, Foucault une a temática do governo sobre os outros ao problema do governo de si. Em segundo lugar, analisar estrategicamente o tema da confissão (l’aveu) como exemplo do reconhecimento dessa dimensão autoafectiva da subjetividade dentro de relações de poder e assujeitamento. A partir disso, é possível assinalar certas consequências críticas em torno de uma certa “ética do cuidado de si” que seria própria ao pensamento foucaultiano. [This article aims to show how the idea of “care of the self" must be understood from the tension of a double movement: on the one hand, the affirmation of an auto-affection as a condition to a process of individuation. On the other hand, the need to incorporate such ipseity to the broader framework of genealogical research focused on the subjugation and domination practices. Thus, my goal is to suggest how the initial problem that runs through Foucault’s later works is the need to rethink the conditions of subjectivity genesis. Therefore, the article is divided into two parts: firstly, I recover Foucault’s self-criticism performed at the end of the 70s, when he introduces in his analysis the concept of governmentality. Secondly, I strategically analyze the theme of confession (l'aveu) as an example of recognizing this auto-affectivity dimension of subjectivity even within power relations. Finally, I point out certain possible consequences of such exposure on the theme of ethics in Foucault's thought.]

scholarly journals A docência como questão filosófica: entre o esquecimento de si e a parresia

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-43
Author(s):  
Flávio Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Michel Foucault ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Self ◽  
Political Resistance ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Care Of The Self ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
Political Situation

Resumo: O primeiro objetivo deste artigo diz respeito ao tratamento da docência a partir de um ponto de vista filosófico. O segundo objetivo pretende construir um arcabouço teórico para a Pedagogia do Esquecimento, cuja discussão faz parte de um projeto de investigação específico e mais amplo realizado pelo autor do artigo. Por fim, o texto visa desenvolver o questionamento de certo recorte da situação educacional e política vivida pelas brasileiras e pelos brasileiros nos últimos anos. Sendo assim, a partir das questões levantadas pelo autor e do diálogo oportunizado com o pensamento filosófico de Michel Foucault, resgatando a vivência política e de educador de Sócrates, também propondo o que aqui será chamado de Didática Psicagógica como modo de resistência política, este artigo pretende oportunizar que as leitoras e os leitores possam se reconhecer e se imiscuir na discussão, tornando o texto algo de si próprio, usando-o como ferramenta para pensar a si, suas ideias e práticas enquanto intelectual, profissional e cidadã(ão). Cuidar de si é já um ato de resistência. Palavras-chave: Ensino de filosofia. Pedagogia do esquecimento. Processos de subjetivação. Cuidado de si. Parresia.   Abstract: The first aim of this paper concerns the treatment of teaching from a philosophical point of view. The second one intends to build a theoretical framework for the Pedagogy of Forgetfulness, whose discussion composes a specific research carried out by the same author. Finally, paper aims to develop issues about some clipping of the educational and political situation which Brazilians live in recent years. Therefore, this paper aims to provide opportunities to the readers can recognize themselves in the discussion from the matters specified by the author and through the dialogue with the philosophical thought of Michel Foucault, by rescuing Socrates' political and educational experiences, by proposing the Psychagogical Didactics as a mode of political resistance also. We ask readers to take this discussion as their own, by using it as a tool to think about themselves, their ideas and practices in their intellectual, professional and citizenship experiences. Care of the self is already an act of resistance. Keywords: Teaching of philosophy. Pedagogy of forgetfulness. Process of subjectivation. Case of the self.   REFERÊNCIAS A PAPISA JOANA. Direção de Sönke Wortmann. Reino Unido, Alemanha: Constantin Films, 2009. 1 DVD (149 min.). BRASIL. Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais: Ensino Médio. Brasília: MEC/SEMEC, 1999. BRASIL. Presidência da República. Casa Civil. Subchefia para Assuntos Jurídicos. Decreto nº 9759, de 11 de abril de 2019. Extingue e estabelece diretrizes, regras e limitações para colegiados da administração pública federal. Disponível em: http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2019-2022/2019/decreto/D9759.htm Acesso em: 25 abr. 2019. FOUCAULT, M. A Coragem da Verdade: O Governo de Si e dos Outros II. Trad. Eduardo Brandão. São Paulo: Editora WMF Martins fontes, 2014. NIETZSCHE, F. Escritos sobre Educação. Trad., apres. e notas de Noéli Correia de Melo Sobrinho. 6. Ed. Rio de Janeiro: PUC-Rio; São Paulo: Ed. Loyola, 2012.

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