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 111
... Sade after all was a victim of the classical practice of confining the mad indiscriminately with criminals ... Sade's entire work is dominated by the images of the Fortress , the Cell , the Cellar , the Convent , the inaccessible Island ...
... Sade after all was a victim of the classical practice of confining the mad indiscriminately with criminals ... Sade's entire work is dominated by the images of the Fortress , the Cell , the Cellar , the Convent , the inaccessible Island ...
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... Sade , " who " in the age of Kant and Hegel " gives voice " to the nakedness of desire as the lawless law of the world . " 112 " Sade constitutes a perfect example , " Foucault explained in a 1967 interview , " whether it is a question ...
... Sade , " who " in the age of Kant and Hegel " gives voice " to the nakedness of desire as the lawless law of the world . " 112 " Sade constitutes a perfect example , " Foucault explained in a 1967 interview , " whether it is a question ...
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... Sade . " After slashing away at André Breton and the surrealists for expressing their admiration for the Marquis de Sade without showing the slightest inclination to put sadism into practice , Bataille solemnly declares that " it is ...
... Sade . " After slashing away at André Breton and the surrealists for expressing their admiration for the Marquis de Sade without showing the slightest inclination to put sadism into practice , Bataille solemnly declares that " it is ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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