Foucault et le libéralisme
Rationalité, révolution, résistance
Jacques BIDET
In 1978 and 1979, the concept of governability was introduced by Foucault in his lectures at
the Collège de France. The concept derives from the Christian figure of the shepherd. From
this starting-point, Foucault was to embark upon a eulogy of liberalism, in contrast to the
Marxist critique of political economy. However these two discourses, which both partake of
the general structure of grand narrative, differ in their political and philosophical presuppositions. The latter is rooted in the tradition of natural law and is directed towards revolution,
while the former, rooted in the tradition of English radicalism, is directed towards resistance.
These two traditions may however have much to say to one another.
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