The Passion of Michel FoucaultA startling look at one of this century's most influential philosophers, the book 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 344
... kind of ascetic regimen practiced by the desert saint . 75 In these years , as we have seen , Foucault came to think of himself as a kind of ascetic . But what kind of ascetic was he ? Through the texts that he was writing , what kind ...
... kind of ascetic regimen practiced by the desert saint . 75 In these years , as we have seen , Foucault came to think of himself as a kind of ascetic . But what kind of ascetic was he ? Through the texts that he was writing , what kind ...
Page 345
... kind of man with a different kind of soul , and a different kind of body , " utterly new , utterly beautiful . " 79 Of course there were dangers . One needed courage . That was one point of Kant's motto for enlightenment : Dare to Know ...
... kind of man with a different kind of soul , and a different kind of body , " utterly new , utterly beautiful . " 79 Of course there were dangers . One needed courage . That was one point of Kant's motto for enlightenment : Dare to Know ...
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... kind of public coda to his private conversations with Guibert . For one last time , he would point out that all of his work amounted to a kind of autobiography ; in effect , like Roussel , he would try to explain how he wrote certain of ...
... kind of public coda to his private conversations with Guibert . For one last time , he would point out that all of his work amounted to a kind of autobiography ; in effect , like Roussel , he would try to explain how he wrote certain of ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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