Re: [Foucault-L] Technical Question concerning 'Technologies of the Self'

Mystery solved. You were right Teemu. It was in the Ecrits. I need to pay
more attention to the French - It's a process.

Thanks everyone.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Teresa Mayne <teresa.mayne@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> 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
>>
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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.
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