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 29
... understanding the " enigmatic stitching " that ties together Foucault's death , life , and work . Near the end of his life , he briefly defined " experience " in this way : it was , he explained , a form of being " that can and must be ...
... understanding the " enigmatic stitching " that ties together Foucault's death , life , and work . Near the end of his life , he briefly defined " experience " in this way : it was , he explained , a form of being " that can and must be ...
Page 139
... understanding , exercised in conjunction with the two other main human faculties , the imagination and sensibility ( seeing , hearing , etc. ) . By thus focusing philosophy on the capacities of the human being , Kant abandoned the view ...
... understanding , exercised in conjunction with the two other main human faculties , the imagination and sensibility ( seeing , hearing , etc. ) . By thus focusing philosophy on the capacities of the human being , Kant abandoned the view ...
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... understanding or intellectual accord , " De- leuze later recalled , " but of intensity , of resonance , of a musical accord . " 113 Together , they probed the limits of reason in their writing , expressing pleasure in " amorphous ...
... understanding or intellectual accord , " De- leuze later recalled , " but of intensity , of resonance , of a musical accord . " 113 Together , they probed the limits of reason in their writing , expressing pleasure in " amorphous ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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