The Passion of Michel FoucaultBased on extensive new research and a bold interpretation of the man and his texts, The Passion of Michel Foucault is a startling look at one of this century's most influential philosophers. It chronicles every stage of Foucault's personal and professional odyssey, from his early interest in dreams to his final preoccupation with sexuality and the nature of personal identity. |
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Page 140
... critical rev- olution , Foucault comments , " the world appears as a city to be built , rather than as a cosmos already given . " " 52 Kant's Anthropology stands in a complex relationship to the larger edifice of his philosophy . On one ...
... critical rev- olution , Foucault comments , " the world appears as a city to be built , rather than as a cosmos already given . " " 52 Kant's Anthropology stands in a complex relationship to the larger edifice of his philosophy . On one ...
Page 336
... critical theorists . " What must be produced is something that absolutely does not exist , about which we know nothing ... the creation of something totally different , an innovation . " 53 The character of his disagreement became even ...
... critical theorists . " What must be produced is something that absolutely does not exist , about which we know nothing ... the creation of something totally different , an innovation . " 53 The character of his disagreement became even ...
Page 465
... critical support from several scholars who , after hearing me rehearse my hypotheses about the links between Foucault's life and philosophy , encouraged me to continue my research . Particularly important to me were conversations with ...
... critical support from several scholars who , after hearing me rehearse my hypotheses about the links between Foucault's life and philosophy , encouraged me to continue my research . Particularly important to me were conversations with ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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