Lectures on the Will to Know: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1970--1971, and Oedipal Knowledge

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Lectures on the Will to Know: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1970--1971, and Oedipal Knowledge - Paperback

Lectures on the Will to Know: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1970--1971, and Oedipal Knowledge - Paperback

by Michel Foucault
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by Michel Foucault (Author), Graham Burchell (Translator), Arnold I. Davidson (Editor)

Lectures on the Will to Know reminds us that Michel Foucault's work only ever had one object: truth. Here, he builds on his earlier work, Discipline and Punish, to explore the relationship between tragedy, conflict, and truth-telling. He also explores the different forms of truth-telling, and their relation to power and the law. The publication of Lectures on the Will to Know marks a milestone in Foucault's reception, and it will no longer be possible to read him in the same way as before.

Author Biography

MICHEL FOUCAULT (1926-1984) acknowledged as the preeminent philosopher of France in the 1970s and '80s, continues to have enormous impact throughout the world in many disciplines. He is the author of multiple works, including Lectures on the Will to Know, The Courage of Truth, The Birth of Biopolitics, and more. ARNOLD I. DAVIDSON is a professor at the University of Chicago and the University of Pisa. He is co-editor of the volume Michel Foucault: Philosophie. GRAHAM BURCHELL has written essays on Michel Foucault and is an editor of The Foucault Effect.

Number of Pages: 320
Dimensions: 0.85 x 8.52 x 5.48 IN
Publication Date: December 02, 2014
ISBN9781250050106
Author Michel Foucault
PublisherPicador USA
GenrePhilosophy
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 2014
LanguageENG- English
Pages320
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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