The Passion of Michel Foucault
A 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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The Passion of Michel Foucault
A 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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The Passion of Michel Foucault

The Passion of Michel Foucault

by James Miller
The Passion of Michel Foucault

The Passion of Michel Foucault

by James Miller

Overview

A 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780385472401
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 03/01/1994
Edition description: 1st Anchor Books ed
Pages: 496
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

James Miller is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Liberal Studies at the New School for Social Research.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. The Death of the Author

2. Waiting for Godot

3. The Heart Laid Bare

4. The Castle of Murders

5. In the Labyrinth

6. Be Cruel!

7. An Art of Unbearable Sensations

8. The Will to Know

9. The Distant Roar of Battle

10. The Scripting of the Self

11. The Secrets of a Man

Postscript

A Note on Sources and Translations

Abbreviations Used in Notes

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

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