If you want a good secondary source, look at "Foucault's Askesis" by
Edward McGushin.
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Douglas Olena <doug@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Don't forget to look at Ethics, Subjectivity and Truth, the collection
> of essays selected/translated from Dits et Ecrits (Teemu said this).
> There are a couple essays in there dealing with technologies of the
> self, including the essay of the same title from the Vermont lecture.
> There is also one on writing and self writing. That is really the
> richest store of single essay and interview materials. There is some
> material in History of Sexuality v2, but it is not the focus of the
> book. The major work on the topic is, as Colin said, in The
> Hermeneutics of the Subject and the Alcibiades material is in the
> second or third lecture. But there is much more about Greco-Roman
> spirituality throughout the whole book. The index will help there.
>
> Doug
>
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>
> On Oct 27, 2009, at 6:36 AM, Teresa Mayne wrote:
>
>> Maybe, my confusion is coming in by thinking that it should be part
>> of the
>> official volumes of HS, but it really sounds like it is...HHMMM...It's
>> possible that I'm just being stubborn. Thank you so much for all your
>> help. I definitely have a firmer grasp of the directions to look
>> into to
>> solve the puzzle.
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 4:46 AM, Teemu K <teemuta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Teresa
>>>
>>> in the Vermont lecture about Technology of the self (it can be
>>> found for
>>> example in the Essential works of MF, part Ethics) there's
>>> something that's
>>> pretty close to what you were writing about. Also the course
>>> summary for the
>>> Hermeneutics lecture series (eg in that same volume) contains
>>> something a
>>> bit like that.
>>>
>>> In HS vol 2 there seems to be at least something that's close:
>>> chapter I.3.
>>> Enkrateia, in subunit 5 about the askesis.
>>>
>>> That's maybe not quite what you were looking for though. If I'll find
>>> something more relevant I will let you know.
>>>
>>> best,
>>> Teemu
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Teresa Mayne <teresa.mayne@xxxxxxxxx
>>> >wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have a technical question. I am presenting Foucault's
>>>> 'technologies of
>>>> the self' to a group of fellow students. Now I have a copy of
>>>> what I am
>>>> intended to present, but its in a collection of fragments.
>>>> Obviously, I
>>>> need to locate the 'technologies of the self' with the rest of The
>>>> History
>>>> of Sexuality. I know that it is supposed to be in volume 2, but I
>>>> have
>>>> volume 2 and 3 and I can't seem to locate the section. I have the
>>>> 1990
>>>> Random House Vintage Books, English translation by Robert Hurley.
>>>> I was
>>>> wondering if anyone could give me a clue as to why I can't find this
>>>> section
>>>> in the editions that I have or if it would be under a different
>>>> title - I
>>>> have went through the books with a 'fine toothed comb,' so to
>>>> speak. Just
>>>> to inspire the search and to help light the way through this
>>>> phenomenon,
>>>> it
>>>> is the part where Foucault speaks on the Alcibiades and
>>>> incorporates that
>>>> glorious Delphic injunction. Thanks in advance.
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Foucault-L mailing list
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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Edward McGushin.
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Douglas Olena <doug@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Don't forget to look at Ethics, Subjectivity and Truth, the collection
> of essays selected/translated from Dits et Ecrits (Teemu said this).
> There are a couple essays in there dealing with technologies of the
> self, including the essay of the same title from the Vermont lecture.
> There is also one on writing and self writing. That is really the
> richest store of single essay and interview materials. There is some
> material in History of Sexuality v2, but it is not the focus of the
> book. The major work on the topic is, as Colin said, in The
> Hermeneutics of the Subject and the Alcibiades material is in the
> second or third lecture. But there is much more about Greco-Roman
> spirituality throughout the whole book. The index will help there.
>
> Doug
>
> ----------
> Douglas F. Olena
> http://olena.com/wordpress1
> doug@xxxxxxxxx
> 417-887-0332
> ----------
>
> On Oct 27, 2009, at 6:36 AM, Teresa Mayne wrote:
>
>> Maybe, my confusion is coming in by thinking that it should be part
>> of the
>> official volumes of HS, but it really sounds like it is...HHMMM...It's
>> possible that I'm just being stubborn. Thank you so much for all your
>> help. I definitely have a firmer grasp of the directions to look
>> into to
>> solve the puzzle.
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 4:46 AM, Teemu K <teemuta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Teresa
>>>
>>> in the Vermont lecture about Technology of the self (it can be
>>> found for
>>> example in the Essential works of MF, part Ethics) there's
>>> something that's
>>> pretty close to what you were writing about. Also the course
>>> summary for the
>>> Hermeneutics lecture series (eg in that same volume) contains
>>> something a
>>> bit like that.
>>>
>>> In HS vol 2 there seems to be at least something that's close:
>>> chapter I.3.
>>> Enkrateia, in subunit 5 about the askesis.
>>>
>>> That's maybe not quite what you were looking for though. If I'll find
>>> something more relevant I will let you know.
>>>
>>> best,
>>> Teemu
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Teresa Mayne <teresa.mayne@xxxxxxxxx
>>> >wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have a technical question. I am presenting Foucault's
>>>> 'technologies of
>>>> the self' to a group of fellow students. Now I have a copy of
>>>> what I am
>>>> intended to present, but its in a collection of fragments.
>>>> Obviously, I
>>>> need to locate the 'technologies of the self' with the rest of The
>>>> History
>>>> of Sexuality. I know that it is supposed to be in volume 2, but I
>>>> have
>>>> volume 2 and 3 and I can't seem to locate the section. I have the
>>>> 1990
>>>> Random House Vintage Books, English translation by Robert Hurley.
>>>> I was
>>>> wondering if anyone could give me a clue as to why I can't find this
>>>> section
>>>> in the editions that I have or if it would be under a different
>>>> title - I
>>>> have went through the books with a 'fine toothed comb,' so to
>>>> speak. Just
>>>> to inspire the search and to help light the way through this
>>>> phenomenon,
>>>> it
>>>> is the part where Foucault speaks on the Alcibiades and
>>>> incorporates that
>>>> glorious Delphic injunction. Thanks in advance.
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Foucault-L mailing list
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Foucault-L mailing list
>
> _______________________________________________
> Foucault-L mailing list
>
--
Chetan Vemuri
West Des Moines, IA
aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx
(319)-512-9318
"You say you want a Revolution! Well you know, we all want to change the world"