Foucault and the “Noble Sciences”

From Aufklärung to “Dignity” in Philosophy

Authors

  • Jorge Alberto Rocha State University of Feira de Santana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2022.i12.05

Keywords:

Foucault, Sciences, Aufklärung, Dignity, Philosophy

Abstract

“Noble sciences” was a term sometimes used by Michel Foucault to refer mostly to Mathematics and Physics (and, to a lesser extent, Chemistry). This article explores this notion, based on Dits et écrits, understanding that there is a strong connection between this term and a reflection on “enlightenment”, or Aufklärung. But how has this heritage unfolded in our days? We will discuss this theme, advancing to the text “La vie: l’experience et la science”, where another important associated question will appear: how to understand what can give Philosophy “dignity” amid the extension of that Kantian tradition?

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Published

2022-06-19

How to Cite

Rocha, Jorge Alberto. 2022. “Foucault and the “Noble Sciences”: From Aufklärung to ‘Dignity’ in Philosophy”. Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science, no. 12 (June). https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2022.i12.05.

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