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 50
... later say that he did " not know Heidegger well enough . " This is probably true - his knowledge of Heidegger certainly cannot com- pare with his subsequent command of Nietzsche . But that he took heart from Heidegger's approach to ...
... later say that he did " not know Heidegger well enough . " This is probably true - his knowledge of Heidegger certainly cannot com- pare with his subsequent command of Nietzsche . But that he took heart from Heidegger's approach to ...
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... later recalled . " Nobody worried about what I should be doing ; I was free to do anything . I was actually in a position between the staff and the patients . " The am- biguity of his position , one imagines , was also heightened by his ...
... later recalled . " Nobody worried about what I should be doing ; I was free to do anything . I was actually in a position between the staff and the patients . " The am- biguity of his position , one imagines , was also heightened by his ...
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... later , he was dead . The questions raised by Artaud's " tête - à - tête " are the questions at the heart of Foucault's first great book - Folie et déraison ( " Madness and Un- reason , " retitled in English as Madness and Civilization ) ...
... later , he was dead . The questions raised by Artaud's " tête - à - tête " are the questions at the heart of Foucault's first great book - Folie et déraison ( " Madness and Un- reason , " retitled in English as Madness and Civilization ) ...
Contents
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
THE HEART LAID BARE | 66 |
Copyright | |
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