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 34
... recalls one of his last visits with Foucault in the Hôpital de la Salpêtrière . The final two volumes of the History of Sexuality had just been published . " You know , " Defert recalls , “ at the very end , a few days before he died ...
... recalls one of his last visits with Foucault in the Hôpital de la Salpêtrière . The final two volumes of the History of Sexuality had just been published . " You know , " Defert recalls , “ at the very end , a few days before he died ...
Page 185
... recalls Defert , who was then a philosophy student , just finished with Khâgne , and more than ten years younger than Foucault . While pursuing his studies in Paris , Defert plunged into left - wing politics , becoming an active member ...
... recalls Defert , who was then a philosophy student , just finished with Khâgne , and more than ten years younger than Foucault . While pursuing his studies in Paris , Defert plunged into left - wing politics , becoming an active member ...
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... recalled . " Ingesting the philosopher's stone might blow the fuses of the master thinker of our era . " Or - perhaps even more disappointing ! — " it might have no effect at all . " His wager , as Wade recalls , was simple : by taking ...
... recalled . " Ingesting the philosopher's stone might blow the fuses of the master thinker of our era . " Or - perhaps even more disappointing ! — " it might have no effect at all . " His wager , as Wade recalls , was simple : by taking ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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