The Cambridge Companion to Foucault - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0521600537 ISBN 13: 9780521600538

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Riassunto

For Michel Foucault, philosophy was a way of questioning the allegedly necessary truths that underpin the practices and institutions of modern society. He carried this out in a series of deeply original and strikingly controversial studies on the origins of modern medical and social scientific disciplines. These studies have raised fundamental questions about the nature of human knowledge and its relation to power structures, and have become major topics of discussion throughout the humanities and social sciences. The essays in this volume provide a comprehensive overview of Foucault's major themes and texts, from his early work on madness through his history of sexuality. Special attention is also paid to thinkers and movements, from Kant through current feminist theory, that are particularly important for understanding his work and its impact. This revised edition contains five new essays and revisions of many others, and the extensive bibliography has been updated.

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Descrizione del libro:

These essays provide a comprehensive overview of the work of Michel Foucault, from his early work on madness to his history of sexuality, and relate his thought to major contemporary movements such as critical theory and feminism. This revised edition contains five new essays and an extensive, updated bibliography.

L'autore:

Gary Gutting holds the Notre Dame Chair in Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author, most recently, of Foucault: A Very Short Introduction and French Philosophy in the Twentieth Century, and is founder and editor of Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521600537
• ISBN 13: 9780521600538
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 486
• Redattore: Gutting Gary