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 153
... thought " and to describe , as if from the outside , our modern " episteme " as a whole ? These are apparently intractable questions . But Foucault himself offered one key to approaching them in an essay entitled , suggestively enough ...
... thought " and to describe , as if from the outside , our modern " episteme " as a whole ? These are apparently intractable questions . But Foucault himself offered one key to approaching them in an essay entitled , suggestively enough ...
Page 248
... thought you might enjoy a visionary quest in Death Valley . ' " " I would like that , ' " said Foucault without hesitation . " I can hardly wait to get started . ' " 6 His eagerness is not surprising . As Wade well knew , Foucault had ...
... thought you might enjoy a visionary quest in Death Valley . ' " " I would like that , ' " said Foucault without hesitation . " I can hardly wait to get started . ' " 6 His eagerness is not surprising . As Wade well knew , Foucault had ...
Page 338
... thought was quite a pressing and important one for him , " said Foucault . " One thing he said has set me to musing , and it's something I'd like to mull over further . After explaining how Heidegger's thought indeed constituted a ...
... thought was quite a pressing and important one for him , " said Foucault . " One thing he said has set me to musing , and it's something I'd like to mull over further . After explaining how Heidegger's thought indeed constituted a ...
Contents
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
THE HEART LAID BARE | 66 |
Copyright | |
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