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 211
... effect and instrument of political anatomy ; the soul , prison of the body . " 9 On more than one occasion , Foucault in interviews and public debates conceded the peculiarity of Discipline and Punish , and tried , not always with much ...
... effect and instrument of political anatomy ; the soul , prison of the body . " 9 On more than one occasion , Foucault in interviews and public debates conceded the peculiarity of Discipline and Punish , and tried , not always with much ...
Page 212
... effect , designed to evoke a kind of " limit - experience " in the reader , triggering a change in our selves , in our " souls , " and in our understanding of " truth , " all together . 13 But what might this change involve ? In ...
... effect , designed to evoke a kind of " limit - experience " in the reader , triggering a change in our selves , in our " souls , " and in our understanding of " truth , " all together . 13 But what might this change involve ? In ...
Page 221
... effect of backlighting , one can observe from the tower , standing out precisely against the light , the small captive silhouettes in the cells of the periphery . They are like so many cages , so many small theatres , in which each ...
... effect of backlighting , one can observe from the tower , standing out precisely against the light , the small captive silhouettes in the cells of the periphery . They are like so many cages , so many small theatres , in which each ...
Contents
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
THE HEART LAID BARE | 66 |
Copyright | |
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