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The Courage of Truth
Foucault, Michel. Ed(S): Davidson, A.
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Hardback. "The Courage of the Truth" is the last course that Michel Foucault delivered at the College de France. Here, he continues the theme of the previous year's lectures in exploring the notion of "truth-telling" in politics to establish a number of ethically irreducible conditions based on courage and conviction. Editor(s): Davidson, A. Translator(s): Burchell, Graham. Series: Michel Foucault, Lectures at the College de France. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
The Courage of the Truth is the last course that Michel Foucault delivered at the Collège de France. Here, he continues the theme of the previous year's lectures in exploring the notion of "truth-telling" in politics to establish a number of ethically irreducible conditions based on courage and conviction. His death, on June 25th, 1984, tempts us to detect the philosophical testament in these lectures, especially in view of the prominence they give to the themes of life and death.
The Courage of the Truth is the last course that Michel Foucault delivered at the Collège de France. Here, he continues the theme of the previous year's lectures in exploring the notion of "truth-telling" in politics to establish a number of ethically irreducible conditions based on courage and conviction. His death, on June 25th, 1984, tempts us to detect the philosophical testament in these lectures, especially in view of the prominence they give to the themes of life and death.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Series
Michel Foucault, Lectures at the College de France
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230112889
SKU
V9780230112889
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About Foucault, Michel. Ed(S): Davidson, A.
Michel Foucault, acknowledged as the preeminent philosopher of France in the 1970s and 1980s, continues to have enormous impact throughout the world in many disciplines. He died in 1984. Arnold I. Davidson is the Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicagoand professor of the History of Political Philosophy at the University of Pisa. He is ... Read more
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