The passion of Michel Foucault
Jim Miller (Author)
Shortly before his death in 1984, Michel Foucault defended his career as one of the most controversial thinkers of our time. "The philosophical life," he declared, "is the animality of being human, renewed as a challenge, practiced as an exercise - and thrown in the face of others as a scandal." Now, for the first time, here is a book that explores the true challenge - and "scandal"--Of Foucault's life and work. Based on extensive new research and a bold
Annotations (Provenance) 20th century
491 pages ; 25 cm
9780671695507, 0671695509
26934968
The death of the author
Waiting for Godot
The heart laid bare
The castle of murders
In the labyrinth
Be cruel!
An art of unbearable sensations
The will to know
The distant roar of battle
The scripting of the self
The secrets of man