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The Lives of Michel Foucault

by David Macey

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When he died of an AIDS-related condition in 1984, Michel Foucault had become the most influential French philosopher since the end of World War II. His powerful studies of the creation of modern medicine, prisons, psychiatry, and other methods of classification have had a lasting impact on philosophers, historians, critics, and novelists the world over. But as public as he was in his militant campaigns on behalf of prisoners, dissidents, and homosexuals, he shrouded his personal life in mystery.

In The Lives of Michel Foucault — written with the full cooperation of Daniel Defert, Foucault's former lover — David Macey gives the richest account to date of Foucault's life and work, informed as it is by the complex issues arising from his writings.

Synopsis:

The most comprehensive study of the controversial French thinker--and of his place in the history of philosophy. As public as Foucault was in his militant campaigns on behalf of prisoners, dissidents, and homosexuals, his private life was mysterious: he tried to destroy all documents that might offer clues to his personality.

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ISBN:
9780679757924
Author:
Macey, David
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Subject:
Non-Classifiable
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Philosophers
Subject:
Foucault, Michel
Subject:
Philosophers -- France -- Biography.
Subject:
Biography-Philosophers
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
19950431
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
624
Dimensions:
8.70x6.04x1.56 in. 1.72 lbs.

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