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 118
... philosopher Michel Serres pointed out the work's sim- ilarities with Nietzsche's Birth of Tragedy . And Roland Barthes , already an important critic , applauded Foucault's " structural " approach to history ( though Barthes had to ...
... philosopher Michel Serres pointed out the work's sim- ilarities with Nietzsche's Birth of Tragedy . And Roland Barthes , already an important critic , applauded Foucault's " structural " approach to history ( though Barthes had to ...
Page 249
... philosopher , after a pause " something else ' " besides.9 That was a problem . For how might LSD affect this elusive " something else " ? French philosophers often talked in the most daring of terms about experimentation and cultural ...
... philosopher , after a pause " something else ' " besides.9 That was a problem . For how might LSD affect this elusive " something else " ? French philosophers often talked in the most daring of terms about experimentation and cultural ...
Page 330
... philosopher's " demonic vision of power , " and the philosopher often had trouble fathoming the minister's pragmatic point of view . About still other things , such as the nature of justice and the importance of change , they discovered ...
... philosopher's " demonic vision of power , " and the philosopher often had trouble fathoming the minister's pragmatic point of view . About still other things , such as the nature of justice and the importance of change , they discovered ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR | 13 |
WAITING FOR GODOT | 37 |
Copyright | |
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