Foucault's Askesis: An Introduction to the Philosophical Life
(Part of the Topics in Historical Philosophy Series)
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In his renowned courses at the Coll?ge de France from 1982 to 1984, Michel Foucault devoted his lectures to meticulous readings and interpretations of the works of Plato, Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius, among others. In this his aim was not, Edward F. McGushin contends, to develop a new knowledge of the history of philosophy; rather, it was to let himself be transformed by the very activity of thinking. Thus, this work shows us Foucault in...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0810122839
ISBN13:9780810122833
Release Date:April 2007
Publisher:Northwestern University Press
Length:380 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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