why not read the man himself? Just read the hermeneutics of the subject.
It's available in English now.
Review
"Is the 'self' capable of reaching the truth when only equipped with
knowledge? Or can it attain the truth without a 'long labor of ascesis?'
Why is the concept of the 'care of the self' neglected by Western thought
despite its vital role in constructing the concept of 'know yourself'?
These ethical questions and more are elegantly discussed in Foucault's
third volume of lectures from the Collège de France. Foucault's
contribution to modern thought is so enormous that philosophy cannot be
approached without reference to his works; like Nietzsche, he questions the
Western belief of one center that holds the absolute truth. Instead, he
argues for multiple centers and stresses the importance of marginal events
in shaping the social and cultural entity of the West. Here, Foucault
examines the notion of the self in Western thought, speaking with poetic
insight about the genealogy of this concept in all its associations with
power, knowledge, and religion. He thus plants the seeds for his more
analytical works, such as The History of Sexuality. Recommended for public
and academic libraries with large philosophy collections."—Library
Journal
Product Description
The Hermeneutics of the Subject is the third volume in the collection of
Michel Foucault's lectures at the College de France, one of the world's
most prestigious institutions. Faculty at the college give public lectures,
in which they can present works-in-progress on any subject of their
choosing. Foucault's were more speculative and free-ranging than the
arguments of such groundbreaking works as The History of Sexuality or
Madness and Civilization. In the lectures comprising this volume, Foucault
focuses upon the ways the "self" and consequently "self-study" have been
conceived since the days of antiquity, starting with Socrates. Definitions
and conceptions of "self-study" in Greek and Roman literature, Foucault
argues, remain in force today, and underlie modern interpretations of the
self. Engaging, engrossing, and provocative, The Hermeneutics of the
Subject reveals Foucault at the height of his powers.
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Product Details
Hardcover: 608 pages
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (March 10, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312203268
get on with it and write your own review Dr Rackett
On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:43:16 +0000, Tim Rackett <timrackett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hello everyone! Can anyone suggest a critical review on MF's notion of
> political spirituality especially the relation between aesthetics and
> ethicss in the context of performing judgement and justice?
> Much appreciated Dr Tim Rackett
>> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:50:04 -0500
>> From: teresa.mayne@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: foucault-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: 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
>> >>
>> >> ----------
>> >> 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.
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