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 371
... final lectures at the Collège de France , " the truth has a virtue .... The truth , cruel though it may be , I don't know .... There is a certain delicacy , I find❞ — even in rehearsing the most scandalous facts and events . And ...
... final lectures at the Collège de France , " the truth has a virtue .... The truth , cruel though it may be , I don't know .... There is a certain delicacy , I find❞ — even in rehearsing the most scandalous facts and events . And ...
Page 372
... final gesture in mind that Foucault con- fided in Guibert , of all people , expecting that his confession would be made public - and knowing as well that the artist would reveal the truth only after it had been veiled in " fiction ...
... final gesture in mind that Foucault con- fided in Guibert , of all people , expecting that his confession would be made public - and knowing as well that the artist would reveal the truth only after it had been veiled in " fiction ...
Page 468
... final text . The final text has also been shaped , in part , by the editorial acumen of Jean Stein and her colleagues at Grand Street , especially Lee Smith , who also helped copyedit the book . From start to finish I was helped even ...
... final text . The final text has also been shaped , in part , by the editorial acumen of Jean Stein and her colleagues at Grand Street , especially Lee Smith , who also helped copyedit the book . From start to finish I was helped even ...
Contents
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
THE HEART LAID BARE | 66 |
Copyright | |
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