According to Foucault, Descartes ultimately confirmed the prevalence of the Delphic injunction “know thyself” (gnôthi seauton) over a precept which had previously ruled supreme: the “care of the self” (epimeleia heautou). This does not imply that philosophy cannot renew with its former status when the Self played a prevalent part. This article argues in favor of a philosophy in which the Self would invent itself through a reciprocal harmony between logos (discourses) and ergon (actions).
CLIL theme: 4028 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes de littérature comparée
ISBN:978-2-406-13222-6
EAN:9782406132226
ISSN: 2286-136X
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-13222-6.p.0075
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 06-01-2022
Periodicity: Biannual
Language: French
Keyword: Foucault, care of the self, knowledge of the self, Cynics, Descartes, parrêsia, modernity