Power and Truth in Foucault and Habermas

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Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Amurabi
Data de Publicação: 2014
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences (Online)
Texto Completo: http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSci/article/view/21524
Resumo: Current paper examines how truth is enmeshed with power in Foucault´s and Habermas´s theories, highlighting similarities and differences within the two theoretical perspectives. If, on the one hand, truth in Foucault is based on a monologic imposition, on the other hand, Habermas insists on the dialogic understanding of the truth, although in both cases, related to power, at opposite positions, as Habermas himself points out in ‘The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity’. Foucault takes on a capillary perspective of power, whereas this relationship is most clear in Habermas through his idea of the colonization of the life world, which is close to the idea of imposing a speech on the other, with the subsequent forming of truth, as in Foucault. The essay draws attention to the epistemological implications of these two perspectives, or rather, the more they are distant from one another, the more they underscore the deep bond between the production (and imposition) of truth and power in our society. 
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spelling Power and Truth in Foucault and HabermasPoder e Verdade em Foucault e em HabermastruthpowerdiscourseFoucaultHabermasverdadepoderdiscursoFoucaultHabermasCurrent paper examines how truth is enmeshed with power in Foucault´s and Habermas´s theories, highlighting similarities and differences within the two theoretical perspectives. If, on the one hand, truth in Foucault is based on a monologic imposition, on the other hand, Habermas insists on the dialogic understanding of the truth, although in both cases, related to power, at opposite positions, as Habermas himself points out in ‘The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity’. Foucault takes on a capillary perspective of power, whereas this relationship is most clear in Habermas through his idea of the colonization of the life world, which is close to the idea of imposing a speech on the other, with the subsequent forming of truth, as in Foucault. The essay draws attention to the epistemological implications of these two perspectives, or rather, the more they are distant from one another, the more they underscore the deep bond between the production (and imposition) of truth and power in our society. Este trabalho visa analisar como a questão da verdade se imbrica ao poder, nas teorias de Foucault e de Habermas, apontando proximidades e distanciamentos nestas duas perspectivas teóricas. Se por um lado, temos uma verdade em Foucault que se baseia numa imposição monológica, por outro, temos Habermas com um entendimento dialógico da verdade, em ambos os casos relacionados com o poder, ainda que em posições inversas, como o próprio Habermas ressalta em ‘O Discurso Filosófico da Modernidade’. Foucault parte de uma perspectiva capilar do poder, ao passo que, esta relação fica mais clara em Habermas na ideia de colonização do mundo da vida, que se aproxima da ideia de imposição de um discurso por outro, constituindo assim a verdade, como está presente em Foucault. Buscamos chamar a atenção para as implicações epistemológicas destas duas perspectivas, que por mais que distem, reafirmam a ligação visceral presente entre a produção (e imposição) da verdade e o poder em nossa sociedade. Universidade Estadual De Maringá2014-08-22info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSci/article/view/2152410.4025/actascihumansoc.v36i1.21524Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences; Vol 36 No 1 (2014); 19-25Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences; v. 36 n. 1 (2014); 19-251807-86561679-7361reponame:Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)instacron:UEMporhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSci/article/view/21524/pdf_16Oliveira, Amurabiinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2014-08-25T16:44:15Zoai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/21524Revistahttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSci/indexPUBhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSci/oai||actahuman@uem.br1807-86561679-7361opendoar:2014-08-25T16:44:15Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Power and Truth in Foucault and Habermas
Poder e Verdade em Foucault e em Habermas
title Power and Truth in Foucault and Habermas
spellingShingle Power and Truth in Foucault and Habermas
Oliveira, Amurabi
truth
power
discourse
Foucault
Habermas
verdade
poder
discurso
Foucault
Habermas
title_short Power and Truth in Foucault and Habermas
title_full Power and Truth in Foucault and Habermas
title_fullStr Power and Truth in Foucault and Habermas
title_full_unstemmed Power and Truth in Foucault and Habermas
title_sort Power and Truth in Foucault and Habermas
author Oliveira, Amurabi
author_facet Oliveira, Amurabi
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Oliveira, Amurabi
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv truth
power
discourse
Foucault
Habermas
verdade
poder
discurso
Foucault
Habermas
topic truth
power
discourse
Foucault
Habermas
verdade
poder
discurso
Foucault
Habermas
description Current paper examines how truth is enmeshed with power in Foucault´s and Habermas´s theories, highlighting similarities and differences within the two theoretical perspectives. If, on the one hand, truth in Foucault is based on a monologic imposition, on the other hand, Habermas insists on the dialogic understanding of the truth, although in both cases, related to power, at opposite positions, as Habermas himself points out in ‘The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity’. Foucault takes on a capillary perspective of power, whereas this relationship is most clear in Habermas through his idea of the colonization of the life world, which is close to the idea of imposing a speech on the other, with the subsequent forming of truth, as in Foucault. The essay draws attention to the epistemological implications of these two perspectives, or rather, the more they are distant from one another, the more they underscore the deep bond between the production (and imposition) of truth and power in our society. 
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