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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... truth " that could be approached through an inquiry was , according to Foucault , distinctly modern , and one of the methodological foundations of contemporary science . In an inquiry , one gathered evidence on the assumption that " truth ...
... truth " that could be approached through an inquiry was , according to Foucault , distinctly modern , and one of the methodological foundations of contemporary science . In an inquiry , one gathered evidence on the assumption that " truth ...
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... Truth was an effect produced by the ritual determination of a victor . " 92 Torture , as Foucault described it , belonged to this tradition of deter- mining the " truth . " " Suffering , confrontation , and truth " were linked , as he ...
... Truth was an effect produced by the ritual determination of a victor . " 92 Torture , as Foucault described it , belonged to this tradition of deter- mining the " truth . " " Suffering , confrontation , and truth " were linked , as he ...
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... truth - above all , the truth about who he was , and what he had become . On one level , indeed , telling the truth about such matters had become easier than ever before , because what he was had become clearer than ever before . He was ...
... truth - above all , the truth about who he was , and what he had become . On one level , indeed , telling the truth about such matters had become easier than ever before , because what he was had become clearer than ever before . He was ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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