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The philosophical language of death and power
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Abstract This article is concerned with understanding the relationship of philosophical languages of death with the social philosophy of Michel Foucault. Foucault’s theoretical tools ‘make sense' of languages of death in institutions such as care homes. While our responses to death and dying would seem to be... view more
This article is concerned with understanding the relationship of philosophical languages of death with the social philosophy of Michel Foucault. Foucault’s theoretical tools ‘make sense' of languages of death in institutions such as care homes. While our responses to death and dying would seem to be very personal and therefore individually determined, they are, in fact, greatly influenced by the beliefs of individuals and "experts" who work in institutions providing care. Therefore, this article not only examines the limitations of bio-medicalized languages of death and dying, but importantly emphasises the importance of Foucault's conceptual tools to methodologically interrogate how death is managed in institutional care.... view less
Keywords
philosophy; language; death; social philosophy; Foucault, M.; dying; genealogy
Classification
Sociology of Communication, Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 160-170
Journal
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2015) 48
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.48.160
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed