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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... thinkers like himself — what was most startling and singular about his work was soon travestied through thought- less repetition . Still , as his influence grew , the most uncanny ideas of this most uncanny of thinkers could not help ...
... thinkers like himself — what was most startling and singular about his work was soon travestied through thought- less repetition . Still , as his influence grew , the most uncanny ideas of this most uncanny of thinkers could not help ...
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... thinker would find the world , as before , untouched and unaltered , but with its aura of primordial mystery ( and possible horror ) restored . The vocation of the thinker was now to evoke that aura , as a poet would , by laying ...
... thinker would find the world , as before , untouched and unaltered , but with its aura of primordial mystery ( and possible horror ) restored . The vocation of the thinker was now to evoke that aura , as a poet would , by laying ...
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... thinker , influenced by Frantz Fanon and Christian mysticism , Shari'ati was harshly critical of the traditional ulama ; apart from Khomeini , he was probably the most influential single thinker during the revolution , suggesting to ...
... thinker , influenced by Frantz Fanon and Christian mysticism , Shari'ati was harshly critical of the traditional ulama ; apart from Khomeini , he was probably the most influential single thinker during the revolution , suggesting to ...
Contents
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
THE HEART LAID BARE | 66 |
Copyright | |
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