The Final Foucault (Mit Press)

Bernauer, James; Rasmussen, David (eds.)

ISBN 10: 0262521326 / ISBN 13: 9780262521321

Published by MIT Press, 1988

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With edge wear and scuffing and age marks but overall good reading copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Final Foucault (Mit Press)
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262521326
• ISBN 13: 9780262521321
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 1.04W x 15.24H x 22.35D centimeters 1.04 centimeters width by 15.24 centimeters height by 22.35 centimeters depth
• Weight: 295 grams

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Synopsis

The Final Foucault is devoted to his last published (and some as yet unpublished) work and includes a translation of one of his last interviews, a comprehensive bibliography of his publications, and a biographical chronology.

Michel Foucault left a rich legacy of ideas and approaches, many of which still await exposition and analysis. The Final Foucault is devoted to his last published (and some as yet unpublished) work and includes a translation of one of his last interviews, a comprehensive bibliography of his publications, and a biographical chronology. Foucault was still working on his history of sexuality when he died in 1984, but his main concern remained, as throughout his career, a deeper understanding of the nature of truth. His final set of lectures at the College de France, described here by Thomas Flynn, focused on the concept of truth-telling as a moral virtue in the ancient world. In the other essays, Karlis Racevskis examines the questions of identity at the core of Foucault's work; Garth Gillan takes up the problems inherent in any attempt to characterize Foucault's philosophy; James Bernauer explores the ethical basis of Foucault's work and offers a context for understanding his late interest in the Christian experience; and Diane Rubenstein offers a Lacanian interpretation of the last work.

The Final Foucault is based on a special issue of the Journal Philosophy and Social Criticism, edited by David Rasmussen and published at Boston College.

About the Author

James Bernauer is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston College.

David Rasmussen is Professor of Philosophy at Boston College and editor of Philosophy and Social Criticism.