Foucault: His Thought, His Character

Author:   Paul Veyne
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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Pages:   216
Publication Date:   30 July 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Michel Foucault and Paul Veyne: the philosopher and the historian. Two major figures in the world of ideas, resisting all attempts at categorization. Two timeless thinkers who have long walked and fought together. In this short book Paul Veyne offers a fresh portrait of his friend and relaunches the debate about his ideas and legacy. ‘Foucault is not who you think he is’, writes Veyne; he stood neither on the left nor on the right and was frequently disowned by both. He was not so much a structuralist as a sceptic, an empiricist disciple of Montaigne, who never ceased in his work to reflect on 'truth games', on singular, constructed truths that belonged to their own time. A unique testimony by a scholar who knew Foucault well, this book succeeds brilliantly in grasping the core of his thought and in stripping away the confusions and misunderstandings that have so often characterized the interpretation of Foucault and his work.

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Author:   Paul Veyne
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Polity Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780745646411


ISBN 10:   0745646417
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   30 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Paul Veyne's quirky and involving book is an idiosyncratic andpersonal tribute, which is obviously, and movingly, deeplyfelt. The Philosophers' Magazine Foucault is well- known as one of the most influential thinkersof the twentieth century. Writing from his profound knowledge ofthe man, Paul Veyne here vividly brings out his character andpersonality. Geoffrey Lloyd, University of Cambridge It is fascinating to follow Paul Veyne s engagement withFoucault: he was extremely close to Foucault, as the celebratedhistory of sexuality developed as a project, and this essay, whichmixes reminiscences with argument and reflection, captures a realflavour of the intellectual excitement of those times. Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge


Paul Veyne's quirky and involving book is an idiosyncratic and personal tribute, which is obviously, and movingly, deeply felt. The Philosophers' Magazine Foucault is well- known as one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Writing from his profound knowledge of the man, Paul Veyne here vividly brings out his character and personality. Geoffrey Lloyd, University of Cambridge It is fascinating to follow Paul Veyne's engagement with Foucault: he was extremely close to Foucault, as the celebrated history of sexuality developed as a project, and this essay, which mixes reminiscences with argument and reflection, captures a real flavour of the intellectual excitement of those times. Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge


Foucault is well- known as one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Writing from his profound knowledge of the man, Paul Veyne here vividly brings out his character and personality. Geoffrey Lloyd, University of Cambridge It is fascinating to follow Paul Veyne's engagement with Foucault: he was extremely close to Foucault, as the celebrated history of sexuality developed as a project, and this essay, which mixes reminiscences with argument and reflection, captures a real flavour of the intellectual excitement of those times. Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge


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Paul Veyne is Honorary Professor at the Collège de France.

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