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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... Pierre Rivière , whose life he exhumed and analyzed with loving care , with the help of his students in a two - year long seminar at the Collège de France . As Foucault himself explained in his 1972 " résumé des cours " for the Collège ...
... Pierre Rivière , whose life he exhumed and analyzed with loving care , with the help of his students in a two - year long seminar at the Collège de France . As Foucault himself explained in his 1972 " résumé des cours " for the Collège ...
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... Pierre was naturally gifted , with a taste for philosophy and an aptitude for learning - all spoiled by " an ardent , cruel , and violent imagination . " 64 On the morning of June 3 , 1835 , local officials discovered that " a dreadful ...
... Pierre was naturally gifted , with a taste for philosophy and an aptitude for learning - all spoiled by " an ardent , cruel , and violent imagination . " 64 On the morning of June 3 , 1835 , local officials discovered that " a dreadful ...
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... Pierre Rivière would not be allowed the " momentary saturnalia " of death - by - torture . " 1 Instead , he became a " case " to be analyzed , classified , and confined . News of his butchery aroused the interest of psychiatrists . In ...
... Pierre Rivière would not be allowed the " momentary saturnalia " of death - by - torture . " 1 Instead , he became a " case " to be analyzed , classified , and confined . News of his butchery aroused the interest of psychiatrists . In ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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