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 96
... Madness and Un- reason , " retitled in English as Madness and Civilization ) . Was the great actor simply out of his mind ? Or - bizarre idea — was he , as Foucault would imply , a modern prophet like Nietzsche's Zara- thustra ? As ...
... Madness and Un- reason , " retitled in English as Madness and Civilization ) . Was the great actor simply out of his mind ? Or - bizarre idea — was he , as Foucault would imply , a modern prophet like Nietzsche's Zara- thustra ? As ...
Page 113
... madness ( as this is marked historically , theoretically , and also from an ethical point of view ) . " 81 The book's message to historians is clear enough : after reading Madness and Civilization , it is impossible , as Canguilhem ...
... madness ( as this is marked historically , theoretically , and also from an ethical point of view ) . " 81 The book's message to historians is clear enough : after reading Madness and Civilization , it is impossible , as Canguilhem ...
Page 120
... Madness and Civilization . He even issued a kind of methodological mea culpa , declaring in 1969 that " Madness and Civilization accorded far too great a place , and a very enig- matic one too , to what is called an ' experience ...
... Madness and Civilization . He even issued a kind of methodological mea culpa , declaring in 1969 that " Madness and Civilization accorded far too great a place , and a very enig- matic one too , to what is called an ' experience ...
Contents
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
THE HEART LAID BARE | 66 |
Copyright | |
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