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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... fact : namely , Roussel's apparent suicide in 1933 , after weeks spent drugged , in a state of intense euphoria . Death , and its significance , was one of Foucault's lifelong obsessions . " In the depths of his dream , " he declared in ...
... fact : namely , Roussel's apparent suicide in 1933 , after weeks spent drugged , in a state of intense euphoria . Death , and its significance , was one of Foucault's lifelong obsessions . " In the depths of his dream , " he declared in ...
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... fact ? — " suicide attempts nearly every night . " 99 In fact , the GIP devoted its fourth and final pamphlet to this topic . Published by Gallimard in 1973 , Suicides in Prison , like its predecessors , was intended to be a documentary ...
... fact ? — " suicide attempts nearly every night . " 99 In fact , the GIP devoted its fourth and final pamphlet to this topic . Published by Gallimard in 1973 , Suicides in Prison , like its predecessors , was intended to be a documentary ...
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... fact . Furthermore , while conducting my own research , I was able to corroborate independently a great many of the facts contained in Eribon's biography ; I have therefore treated his book as a trustworthy source of information . In an ...
... fact . Furthermore , while conducting my own research , I was able to corroborate independently a great many of the facts contained in Eribon's biography ; I have therefore treated his book as a trustworthy source of information . In an ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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