Historicizing, enlightenment, genealogy

pages: 189-201

Authors

  • Raymond Geuss Faculty of Philosophy, Cambridge University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1601189G

Abstract

Historicising thinking has three properties: a) it takes the past to be different from the present, b) it takes the past to have been contingent, c) it holds that the past is relevant to the present. Genealogy, as practiced by Nietzsche and Foucault, shows itself to be a useful tool for mounting a historicising critique of certain aspects of our contemporary world. As such it can contribute to a non-dogmatic form of Enlightenment.

Keywords: historicizing, enlightenment, genealogy, past, Nietzsche, Foucault

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Published

03.02.2016

How to Cite

Geuss, R. (2016) “Historicizing, enlightenment, genealogy: pages: 189-201”, Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society. Belgrade, Serbia, 27(1). doi: 10.2298/FID1601189G.

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STUDIES AND ARTICLES