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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... prisons were often truly in- tolerable : the prison was a beautiful symbol of how savage " justice " could be . Even better , the French prisons in the early 1970s offered an unusually promising practical target for reform . Filled with ...
... prisons were often truly in- tolerable : the prison was a beautiful symbol of how savage " justice " could be . Even better , the French prisons in the early 1970s offered an unusually promising practical target for reform . Filled with ...
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... prison's three buildings , the rebels chanted " Down with dictatorship ! " and sang the Marseillaise . The prison's priest relayed their principal demands : warm baths , better dental care . ( The apparent triviality of such demands ...
... prison's three buildings , the rebels chanted " Down with dictatorship ! " and sang the Marseillaise . The prison's priest relayed their principal demands : warm baths , better dental care . ( The apparent triviality of such demands ...
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... prisons , " Esprit , 3 ( March 1971 ) , p . 532 . 89. Gilles Deleuze , “ Foucault and the Prison " ( int , 1986 ) , History of the Present , 2 ( Spring 1986 ) , p . 1. G.I.P. , " A propos de la justice populaire , " loc . cit . , p ...
... prisons , " Esprit , 3 ( March 1971 ) , p . 532 . 89. Gilles Deleuze , “ Foucault and the Prison " ( int , 1986 ) , History of the Present , 2 ( Spring 1986 ) , p . 1. G.I.P. , " A propos de la justice populaire , " loc . cit . , p ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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