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From aesthetics to the penal system; from madness and civilisation to avant-garde literature, Foucault strove to understand the deep concepts of identity, knowledge, and power. He rejected old models of thinking and replaced them with versions that are still widely debated today. A major influence on Queer Theory and gender studies, he also wrote on architecture, history, law, medicine, literature, politics and of course philosophy. Gutting presents a comprehensive but non-systematic treatment of some highlights of Foucault's life and thought. Beginning with a brief biography to set the social and political stage, he then tackles Foucault's thoughts on literature, in particular the avant-garde scene; his philosophical and historical work; his treatment of knowledge and power in modern society; and his thoughts on sexuality.

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Review from previous edition 'I can think of nobody in the English speaking world better placed to write a VSI on Foucault than Gary Gutting.' Simon Critchley (Essex University), author of A Very Short Introduction to Continental Philosophy, on the proposal 'A first-rate introduction to the work of this difficult thinker, which navigates the complexity of his thought with confidence and clarity' Professor Todd May, Clemson University, South Carolina

'A first-rate introduction to the work of this difficult thinker, which navigates the complexity of his thought with confidence and clarity' * Professor Todd May, Clemson University, South Carolina * Review from previous edition 'I can think of nobody in the English speaking world better placed to write a VSI on Foucault than Gary Gutting.' * Simon Critchley (Essex University), author of A Very Short Introduction to Continental Philosophy, on the proposal *

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Gary Gutting is considered a leading expert on Foucault. Currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, Gutting has published several works on Foucault, including French Philosophy in the Twentieth Century (CUP, 2001); Michel Foucault's Archaeology of Scientific Reason (CUP, 1989); and was the editor of he Cambridge Companion to Foucault (CUP, 1994).

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