Don't worry Douglas, I won't forget :) I will do everything in my intellect
and through my passions to do him justice. My goal as always, is to be
possessed by the author (Foucault in this case). I'll check out the
secondary source for my own interest too. Thanks a bunch.
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:37 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
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> 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
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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>
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>
and through my passions to do him justice. My goal as always, is to be
possessed by the author (Foucault in this case). I'll check out the
secondary source for my own interest too. Thanks a bunch.
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:37 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
>