Pawelski, Melissa (2022) Michel Foucault’s figure of les corps dociles following a critique of the Cartesian cogito. French Studies Bulletin, 43 (164). pp. 10-13. doi:10.1093/frebul/ktac017 ISSN 0262-2750.
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Abstract
If we adhere to Michel Foucault’s argument that modern societies are governed by disciplinary power, we must take a critical stance on the Cartesian cogito, which Foucault understands not as a philosophical liberation but as a form of cognitive governance of the body and its senses. Thus the cogito, as a central rationalistic principle, fits within the development of modern discipline. Les Corps dociles are bodily figures modelled by disciplinary mechanisms, which Foucault depicts in the chapter of the same name in his Surveiller et punir. Naissance de la prison (1975).1 Features such as docility and utility characterize this body, and their development can be traced back to René Descartes:
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy P Language and Literature > PQ Romance literatures |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Foucault Michel, 1926-1984. Surveiller et punir -- History and criticism, Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984 -- Criticism and interpretation, Descartes, René, 1596-1650 -- Criticism and interpretation, Philosophy of mind, French literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism |
| Journal or Publication Title: | French Studies Bulletin |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 0262-2750 |
| Official Date: | December 2022 |
| Dates: | Date Event December 2022 Published 24 November 2022 Available |
| Volume: | 43 |
| Number: | 164 |
| Page Range: | pp. 10-13 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/frebul/ktac017 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons open licence) |
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 13 July 2023 |
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 13 July 2023 |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/177342/ |
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