Nietzsche is one of Foucault’s more repetitive and positive reference points in some of his writings. In a close look at both Foucault and Nietzsche, one would find a profound use of criticizing power of the will thesis and using other historical thinkers such as Freudian and Marxist beliefs and ideas. Both philosophers, Foucault and Nietzche had a longing to articulate and speak out about concepts and theories like rhizome and other conventionally perceived concepts and ideas that pertain to the power of the state. Foucault’s later writings has many similarities of Nietzsche’s in which he creates revision of Nietzsche’s works.
One example of this would be Foucault revision of the genealogical method that Nietzsche produced in order to help …show more content…
This splitting between theoretical methods and fields gives Foucault his importance, he is believed to have started the beginning of works in many fields like philosophy, sociology, and cultural studies. Nietszche maintains an similar position to Foucault’s, but since Nietzsche writings were before Foucault it is fitting that Foucault brings out the contributions of Nietzsche. Both Philosophers overlap theories and ideas because they deal not only with similar writings, but are fixated with one major component which is power. Foucault believed that Nietzsche’s theory, that power controls the sequence of history, was correct, and disagreed with other philosophers such as Hegel who believed that the global mind creates the history and future of …show more content…
In Foucault’s theory, Biopolitcs is “the extension of state power over both the physical and political bodies of a population” Foucault states in his essay “Nietzsche, Genealogy, History” that “Genealogy does not oppose itself to history as the lofty and profound gaze of the philosopher might compare to the molelike perspective of the scholar; on the contrary, it rejects the meta-historical deployment of ideal significations and indefinite teleology. It opposes itself to the search for origins.” In this quote Foucault arrives that genealogy way of thought that can be used to investigate into elements of life in which we see no history behind such as sexuality and other everyday
One example of this would be Foucault revision of the genealogical method that Nietzsche produced in order to help …show more content…
This splitting between theoretical methods and fields gives Foucault his importance, he is believed to have started the beginning of works in many fields like philosophy, sociology, and cultural studies. Nietszche maintains an similar position to Foucault’s, but since Nietzsche writings were before Foucault it is fitting that Foucault brings out the contributions of Nietzsche. Both Philosophers overlap theories and ideas because they deal not only with similar writings, but are fixated with one major component which is power. Foucault believed that Nietzsche’s theory, that power controls the sequence of history, was correct, and disagreed with other philosophers such as Hegel who believed that the global mind creates the history and future of …show more content…
In Foucault’s theory, Biopolitcs is “the extension of state power over both the physical and political bodies of a population” Foucault states in his essay “Nietzsche, Genealogy, History” that “Genealogy does not oppose itself to history as the lofty and profound gaze of the philosopher might compare to the molelike perspective of the scholar; on the contrary, it rejects the meta-historical deployment of ideal significations and indefinite teleology. It opposes itself to the search for origins.” In this quote Foucault arrives that genealogy way of thought that can be used to investigate into elements of life in which we see no history behind such as sexuality and other everyday