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 33
... possible limits of reason , language , and human nature " makes the illness of this man our problem . " 61 Foucault's book on Roussel in many ways helps to illuminate his own evident " anguish , " and also , perhaps , the hermetic ...
... possible limits of reason , language , and human nature " makes the illness of this man our problem . " 61 Foucault's book on Roussel in many ways helps to illuminate his own evident " anguish , " and also , perhaps , the hermetic ...
Page 65
... possible to talk about truth , that's part of the anguish . Paradoxically , through form , by giving form to what is formless , the artist can find a possible way out . " 92 In the winter of 1953 , Foucault had yet to invent his own " ...
... possible to talk about truth , that's part of the anguish . Paradoxically , through form , by giving form to what is formless , the artist can find a possible way out . " 92 In the winter of 1953 , Foucault had yet to invent his own " ...
Page 142
... possible experience through an empirical investigation of their tangled and often buried de facto roots in customs , habits , social institutions , scientific disciplines , and the specific language - games and styles of reasoning that ...
... possible experience through an empirical investigation of their tangled and often buried de facto roots in customs , habits , social institutions , scientific disciplines , and the specific language - games and styles of reasoning that ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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