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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... trying to write a narrative account of someone who questioned , repeatedly and systematically , the value of old - fashioned ideas about the " author " ; some- one who raised the gravest of doubts about the character of personal ...
... trying to write a narrative account of someone who questioned , repeatedly and systematically , the value of old - fashioned ideas about the " author " ; some- one who raised the gravest of doubts about the character of personal ...
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... tried to tell the truth . 5 The truth , indeed , has presented me with my most difficult problems . As readers will soon enough discover , the crux of what is most original and challenging about Foucault's way of thinking , as I see it ...
... tried to tell the truth . 5 The truth , indeed , has presented me with my most difficult problems . As readers will soon enough discover , the crux of what is most original and challenging about Foucault's way of thinking , as I see it ...
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... tried to tell the whole truth , as best I could . Part of my purpose is old - fashioned : telling the truth is what writers of history are supposed to do . Another part is equally straightforward , though a little harder to jus- tify ...
... tried to tell the whole truth , as best I could . Part of my purpose is old - fashioned : telling the truth is what writers of history are supposed to do . Another part is equally straightforward , though a little harder to jus- tify ...
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Contents
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
THE HEART LAID BARE | 66 |
THE CASTLE OF MURDERS | 94 |
IN THE LABYRINTH | 123 |
BE CRUEL | 165 |
AN ART OF UNBEARABLE SENSATIONS | 208 |
THE WILL TO KNOW | 245 |
THE SCRIPTING OF THE SELF | 319 |
THE SECRETS OF A MAN | 354 |
Postscript | 375 |
A Note on Sources and Translations | 387 |
Abbreviations Used in Notes | 391 |
Notes | 393 |
Acknowledgments | 465 |
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