| Discourse and Truth and Parresia Contributor(s): Foucault, Michel (Author), Fruchaud, Henri-Paul (Editor), Lorenzini, Daniele (Editor) |
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ISBN: 022650946X ISBN-13: 9780226509464 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $36.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Philosophy | Social - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 323.443 |
| LCCN: 2018057647 |
| Series: Chicago Foucault Project |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (1.00 lbs) 295 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume collects a series of lectures given by the renowned French thinker Michel Foucault late in his career. The book is composed of two parts: a talk, Parrēsia, delivered at the University of Grenoble in 1982, and a series of lectures entitled "Discourse and Truth," given at the University of California, Berkeley in 1983, which appears here for the first time in its full and correct form. Together, they provide an unprecedented account of Foucault's reading of the Greek concept of parrēsia, often translated as "truth-telling" or "frank speech." The lectures trace the transformation of this concept across Greek, Roman, and early Christian thought, from its origins in pre-Socratic Greece to its role as a central element of the relationship between teacher and student. In mapping the concept's history, Foucault's concern is not to advocate for free speech; rather, his aim is to explore the moral and political position one must occupy in order to take the risk to speak truthfully. These lectures--carefully edited and including notes and introductory material to fully illuminate Foucault's insights--are a major addition to Foucault's English language corpus. |
Contributor Bio(s): Foucault, Michel: - Michel Foucault (1926-84) was one of the most significant social theorists of the twentieth century, his influence extending across many areas of the humanities and social sciences. |