Michel Foucault: The Will to Truth

By Alan Sheridan

Book Overview

First Published in 2004. Michel Foucault: The Will to Truth is the first full-length study of Foucault in any language. It covers the whole of his work to date, including material unavailable in English, and provides invaluable information on recent French intellectual history. Foucault emerges as an essential thinker for our time: his 'political anatomy' implies a radical critique not only of established intellectual positions, and social institutions, but also most of the alternatives offered by the opposition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415051177
• ISBN13: 9780415051170
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A Useful Introduction

Briefly: I found this book a useful introduction to Foucault's writings and ideas. Sheridan goes through the major works (Madness and Civilization, The Birth of the Clinic, The Order of Things, The Archaeology of Knowledge, Discipline and Punish, and The History of Sexuality) and does a great job of discussing how they relate to the French originals and Foucault's lesser-known writings. Still, even Sheridan is not a very easy read, so the book will appeal more to academics and college/university students who seek a general understanding of Foucault.