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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... intellectual , and the very embodiment of France's venerable tradition of moral dissent . Within this tradition , as Foucault once summed it up , " the intellectual spoke the truth to those who had yet to see it , in the name of those ...
... intellectual , and the very embodiment of France's venerable tradition of moral dissent . Within this tradition , as Foucault once summed it up , " the intellectual spoke the truth to those who had yet to see it , in the name of those ...
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... intellectual as a kind of elusive guerrilla warrior , hard to pin down , always on the prowl . Sniping from the margins ( as he had once imagined his underground man stoking volcanos of madness ) , the intellectual “ locates and marks ...
... intellectual as a kind of elusive guerrilla warrior , hard to pin down , always on the prowl . Sniping from the margins ( as he had once imagined his underground man stoking volcanos of madness ) , the intellectual “ locates and marks ...
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... intellectual ought to play , " Foucault remarked in the fall of 1978 , explain- ing his interest in Iran : " to go ... intellectuals ) . And so Foucault found himself on an airplane headed for Tehran in September of 1978 , hoping to ...
... intellectual ought to play , " Foucault remarked in the fall of 1978 , explain- ing his interest in Iran : " to go ... intellectuals ) . And so Foucault found himself on an airplane headed for Tehran in September of 1978 , hoping to ...
Contents
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
THE HEART LAID BARE | 66 |
Copyright | |
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