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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... Death , and its significance , was one of Foucault's lifelong obsessions . " In the depths of his dream , " he declared in 1954 , " what man encounters in his death " -- and quite possibly a welcome " fulfillment of his existence ...
... Death , and its significance , was one of Foucault's lifelong obsessions . " In the depths of his dream , " he declared in 1954 , " what man encounters in his death " -- and quite possibly a welcome " fulfillment of his existence ...
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... death are still not entirely clear . According to one source , the original death certificate gave AIDS as the cause of death . This piece of information supposedly came as a rude shock to Foucault's mother , sister , and brother - and ...
... death are still not entirely clear . According to one source , the original death certificate gave AIDS as the cause of death . This piece of information supposedly came as a rude shock to Foucault's mother , sister , and brother - and ...
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... death . When the torture of despair consists precisely in this , that one cannot die , that even the last hope , death , does not come , that one cannot get rid of oneself , then suicide , as in our case , and with it the Nothingness ...
... death . When the torture of despair consists precisely in this , that one cannot die , that even the last hope , death , does not come , that one cannot get rid of oneself , then suicide , as in our case , and with it the Nothingness ...
Contents
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
THE HEART LAID BARE | 66 |
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