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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... daimon . For the ancient Greeks , the word " daimon " defined the otherwise unknowable power that drove an individual more or less blindly forward . If it helped carry the individual to great glory , then he was honored in death as a daimon ...
... daimon . For the ancient Greeks , the word " daimon " defined the otherwise unknowable power that drove an individual more or less blindly forward . If it helped carry the individual to great glory , then he was honored in death as a daimon ...
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... daimon . " Socrates , on the other hand , regarded his daimon as an indwelling and audible divinity , a being other than himself who sometimes spoke to him , leading him to stop , say no , turn about , change his mind , and modify his ...
... daimon . " Socrates , on the other hand , regarded his daimon as an indwelling and audible divinity , a being other than himself who sometimes spoke to him , leading him to stop , say no , turn about , change his mind , and modify his ...
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... daimon : " How did I become what I am and why do I suffer from being what I am ? " Searching for the roots of his own mad fascination with death , he was creating a " work " of madness , as well as about madness , giving form to ( as ...
... daimon : " How did I become what I am and why do I suffer from being what I am ? " Searching for the roots of his own mad fascination with death , he was creating a " work " of madness , as well as about madness , giving form to ( as ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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