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Organization Philosophy

Gehlen, Foucault, Deleuze

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  1. Tim Scott

    1. University of St Andrews, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Tim Scott
    Pages 1-8

  3. The Organized Body

    • Tim Scott
    Pages 9-33

  4. Technologies of Embodiment: Pathology and the Rise of Medical Technology

    • Tim Scott
    Pages 34-58

  5. Subjective Empiricism and Organization: Deleuze on Hume’s Theory of Human Nature

    • Tim Scott
    Pages 59-82

  6. Organization and Becoming

    • Tim Scott
    Pages 83-106

  7. Organization and Affirmation

    • Tim Scott
    Pages 107-137

  8. Organization as Joyful Practice

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    Pages 138-173

  9. Conclusion

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    Pages 174-176

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 177-192
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About this book

An affirmative post-structural philosophy of organisation inspired by Arnold Gehlen's philosophical anthropology, Michel Foucault's history of medicine and Gille Deleuze's early philosophical works. This book offers a deep and detailed analysis of the problems faced and their solutions.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of St Andrews, UK

    Tim Scott

About the author

TIM SCOTT is Senior Lecturer in Organisation at the University of St Andrews. Prior to his PhD in organisational analysis and philosophy he worked in a variety of roles in the construction, fishing and railway industries. He has conducted research in philosophy, anthropology, health, consumer studies and aesthetics. He was Harkness Scholar 2002-3, at the School of Public Health, UC Berkeley, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Organization Philosophy

  • Book Subtitle: Gehlen, Foucault, Deleuze

  • Authors: Tim Scott

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230277557

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-24722-2Published: 25 March 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-31977-0Published: 25 March 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-27755-7Published: 25 March 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 192

  • Topics: Management, Organization, Behavioral/Experimental Economics

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