Foucault and the Human Subject of Science

• Main Author: Árnason, Garðar (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Ethics,
• Subjects: Philosophy and science.; Technology-Sociological aspects.; Philosophy of Science.; Science and Technology Studies.

This book offers a clear analysis of Foucault's work on scientific knowledge and its relationship to individuals and society. It suggests a way of using Foucault's tools for science criticism and resistance, while avoiding the pitfalls of vulgar relativism or irrational anti-science views....

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Foucault's Archaeology of Knowledge
• Chapter 3. Power, Knowledge, and the Politics of Truth
• Chapter 4. Left-Handers as Subjects of Science
• Chapter 5. Icelanders as Subjects of Science
• Chapter 6. Conclusion.