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 69
... cultural and corporeal forces . " If the self , like truth , is , at least in part , constructed rather than simply ... culture , chaos and order , instinct and reason - two heterogeneous dimensions of being human symbolized , as ...
... cultural and corporeal forces . " If the self , like truth , is , at least in part , constructed rather than simply ... culture , chaos and order , instinct and reason - two heterogeneous dimensions of being human symbolized , as ...
Page 70
... culture has roots sunk in the past , and " the will , " as Nietzsche put it , " cannot will backwards . " Born and raised in a tradition , a human being at first may experience its cultural inheritance as a cozy haven of custom and ...
... culture has roots sunk in the past , and " the will , " as Nietzsche put it , " cannot will backwards . " Born and raised in a tradition , a human being at first may experience its cultural inheritance as a cozy haven of custom and ...
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... culture , 278 in San Francisco , 252-53 " Critical preaching , " of Cynics , 360-61 Critique ( journal ) , 86 , 126 ... Cultural Revolution , in China , 177 Cuvier , Georges , 152 , 153 Cynicism ( ancient ) , 360 , 362 , 368 Cynics ...
... culture , 278 in San Francisco , 252-53 " Critical preaching , " of Cynics , 360-61 Critique ( journal ) , 86 , 126 ... Cultural Revolution , in China , 177 Cuvier , Georges , 152 , 153 Cynicism ( ancient ) , 360 , 362 , 368 Cynics ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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