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Feb 16, 2021 | ISBN 9781524748036 Pre-Order
Feb 16, 2021 | ISBN 9781524748043 Pre-Order
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Feb 16, 2021 | ISBN 9781524748036
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The fourth and final volume in Michel Foucault’s acclaimed History of Sexuality, completed just before his death in 1984 and only recently brought to lightOne of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, Michel Foucault has made an indelible impact on Western thought. The first three volumes in his History of Sexuality–which traced cultural and intellectual notions of sexuality, arguing that it has been profoundly shaped by the power structures applied to it–constitute some of Foucault’s most important work. This fourth volume–which posits that the origins of totalitarian self-surveillance began with the Christian practice of confession–has long been secreted away, in accordance with Foucault’s stated wish that there be no posthumous publication of his work.It was not until the sale of the Foucault archives in 2013, which made his unpublished work available to scholars, that his nephew felt that the time had come to finally publish Confessions of the Flesh. Readers will find it both sweeping and deeply personal, as Foucault–born into a French Catholic family–undoubtedly wrestled with these issues himself.
Michel Foucault, one of the leading philosophical thinkers of the 20th century, was born in Poitiers, France, in 1926. He lectured in universities throughout the world; served as director at the Institut Français in Hamburg, Germany and at the Institut de Philosophie… More about Michel Foucault
“A brilliant, challenging contribution to the history of ideas.” — Kirkus Reviews (*starred*)
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