Talk:Biopower
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I was under the impression that to Foucault, biopowers were intrinsic to human existence.. that a dominating force from the outside could either /force/ biopower into submission physically, or it could organize it through discipline, discourse, etc. this would be "biopolitical domination" /of/ biopower. biopower being a human force or technology which is organized by domination, not the force of domination wielded against, nor the process of the domination of, living beings.
Hardt and Negri reappropriate 'biopower' and use it in the same way that Foucault would have used 'biopolitical domination' or a host of other more specific terms.
[edit] Opening passage
The opening passage needs to contain some information about the meaning of the term, rather than just mentioning it's coinage.
I'm not sure I understand the concept well enough to do this, unfortunately. Even if it's too complex an idea to explain in a single sentance, some description of how the term is used would be good. ^_^
I found this in an essay about biopower: "Biopower is the modern form of regulation of individuals and groups." If this is accurate, it would make a good basis for an introduction. --Starwed 02:45, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
