Michel Foucault: a dimensão política do cuidado de si

Abstract

In the last works of Michel Foucault, we find a significant turning point in his philosophy, through the study of the Greek notion of “Self-care” (epiméleia heautou). From this new proposal, the philosopher thinks the subject as a builder of himself, which rule their conduct, and transform themselves through exercises, practices and techniques themselves. At the same time, establishes an important unfolding, by making possible the problematization of ethics and political issues of our present. This mood, the dissertation have the objective to study the relation, necessary and fundamental, between self-care and social and political practices.