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Ethics - (Essential Works of Michel Foucault, 1954-1984) by Michel Foucault (Paperback)

Ethics - (Essential Works of Michel Foucault, 1954-1984) by  Michel Foucault (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>The definitive edition of articles, interviews, and seminars by the renowned philosopher and historian</strong></p> <p>Few philosophers have had as strong an influence on the way we think about power and knowledge as Michel Foucault (1926-1984). His work has influenced the teaching of any number of disciplines and remains critically important. This lucid and accessible volume is drawn from the complete collection of all of Foucault's courses, articles, and interviews, and brings his most important work to a new generation of readers.</p> <p><em>Ethics</em> (edited by Paul Rabinow) contains the summaries of Foucault's renowned courses at the Collège de France, paired with key writings and interviews on friendship, sexuality, and the care of the self and others.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Foucault's work . . . leaves no reader untouched or unchanged." --Edward Said <p/>"What shines through in these pieces . . . is [Foucault's] remarkable liveliness of response, the extravagance of his curiosity, the originality and assurance of his formulations. . . To read this book is to remember--as with the Kennedy assassination or the Challenger explosion--where you were when you heard it for the first time." --<i>Boston Book Review</i> <p/><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. He held a chair in the history of systems of thought at the Collège de France and lectured at universities throughout the world. The New Press has published his books <i>Aesthetics, Method, and Epistemology</i>; <i>Ethics</i>; <i>Power</i>; <i>The Essential Foucault</i>; and <i>The Chomsky-Foucault Debate</i> (with Noam Chomsky). Foucault's other books include <i>Madness and Civilization</i>, <i>Discipline and Punish</i>, <i>The Order of Things</i>, and <i>The History of Sexuality</i>. <p/>Paul Rabinow is a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. His previous books include <i>Anthropos Today</i>, <i>French DNA</i> and <i>French Modern</i>. <p/>

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