The Government of Self and Others: Lectures at the Collège de France 1982-1983

By Michel Foucault, Graham Burchell, Arnold I. Davidson

Book Overview

An exciting and highly original examination of the practices of truth-telling and speaking out freely (parr'sia) in ancient Greek tragedy and philosophy. Foucault discusses the difficult and changing practices of truth-telling in ancient democracies and tyrannies and offers a new perspective on the specific relationship of philosophy to politics.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403986665
• ISBN13: 9781403986665
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.7"