Michel Foucault, Postmodernity, Nietzsche, and Buddhism
This paper introduces some strands of thought that may account for Foucault thinking along the lines of post-modernity: existential concern with his homosexuality, Nietzschean ideas on transvaluing and overcoming of ressentiment, interest in Zen Buddhism and process thought, and an openness to cultu...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Toronto Press
2014
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Toronto journal of theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 129-132 |
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Summary: | This paper introduces some strands of thought that may account for Foucault thinking along the lines of post-modernity: existential concern with his homosexuality, Nietzschean ideas on transvaluing and overcoming of ressentiment, interest in Zen Buddhism and process thought, and an openness to cultural history and non-linear thinking. |
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ISSN: | 0826-9831 |
Contains: | In: Toronto journal of theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/tjt.2414 |