Polemocritica contro l’economicismo del potere. Foucault lettore di Rousseau

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00015903312023-04-14Polemocritica contro l’economicismo del potere. Foucault lettore di RousseauCrosato, CarlopowereconomysovereigntyRousseauFoucaultIn the second half of the 1970s, Michel Foucault gave his archaeological-genealogical methodology the name “Analytics of Power”: power, rather than an essence or attribute, rather than a unitary element condensed in institutions, is an exercise. Political theory, on the other hand, hypostatises power, understanding it as a unique reality and an object of possession or cession. In this latter sense, the institution of power in economic terms unites conservative thinkers and an unspecified Marxist thought. Foucault traces the tendency to subordinate power relations to the economy, to finalise and functionalise them to economic rationality. This article will discuss the appropriateness of attributing the economic model to Rousseauian contractualism. In order to do so, I will first clarify the critical tenor of the Foucauldian analytics of power. In particular, I will clarify the critical objectives in the political theory of sovereignty, as well as the elements that, having overcome these theoretical problems, the French philosopher aspires to highlight. Having then acknowledged the notion of sovereignty that Foucault considers problematic within Rousseau’s thought, I will discuss the actual applicability of the economic model to the way in which the Genevan understands the constitution of power.2022text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8887075(Revista) ISSN 1826-8269Jura Gentium: Rivista di filosofia del diritto internazionale e della politica globale, ISSN 1826-8269, Vol. 19, Nº. 2, 2022, pags. 32-57itaLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI

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Jura Gentium: Rivista di filosofia del diritto internazionale e della politica globale, ISSN 1826-8269, Vol. 19, Nº. 2, 2022, pags. 32-57

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power
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sovereignty
Rousseau
Foucault

power
economy
sovereignty
Rousseau
Foucault
Crosato, Carlo
Polemocritica contro l’economicismo del potere. Foucault lettore di Rousseau

In the second half of the 1970s, Michel Foucault gave his archaeological-genealogical methodology the name “Analytics of Power”: power, rather than an essence or attribute, rather than a unitary element condensed in institutions, is an exercise. Political theory, on the other hand, hypostatises power, understanding it as a unique reality and an object of possession or cession. In this latter sense, the institution of power in economic terms unites conservative thinkers and an unspecified Marxist thought. Foucault traces the tendency to subordinate power relations to the economy, to finalise and functionalise them to economic rationality. This article will discuss the appropriateness of attributing the economic model to Rousseauian contractualism. In order to do so, I will first clarify the critical tenor of the Foucauldian analytics of power. In particular, I will clarify the critical objectives in the political theory of sovereignty, as well as the elements that, having overcome these theoretical problems, the French philosopher aspires to highlight. Having then acknowledged the notion of sovereignty that Foucault considers problematic within Rousseau’s thought, I will discuss the actual applicability of the economic model to the way in which the Genevan understands the constitution of power.

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Crosato, Carlo

Crosato, Carlo

Crosato, Carlo

Polemocritica contro l’economicismo del potere. Foucault lettore di Rousseau

Polemocritica contro l’economicismo del potere. Foucault lettore di Rousseau

Polemocritica contro l’economicismo del potere. Foucault lettore di Rousseau

Polemocritica contro l’economicismo del potere. Foucault lettore di Rousseau

Polemocritica contro l’economicismo del potere. Foucault lettore di Rousseau

polemocritica contro l’economicismo del potere. foucault lettore di rousseau

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