Horrocks, Chris
Foucault: A Graphic Guide (Introducing...)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781848310605
- author:
- Horrocks, Chris
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Icon Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 176
- Dimensions:
- 16.6 x 11.8 x 1.4 cm
- Genre:
- Western philosophy, from c 1900 -
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Michel Foucault's work has had a profound impact on modern thought, with his ideas about knowledge and power being described as 'the most important event of thought in our century'. This book provides an introduction to Foucault's philosophy, history and politics, exploring how he challenged conventional assumptions about the human sciences, madness, sexuality and criminality.
Foucault's work is often seen as a critique of the social practices that govern our lives, such as confinement, confession and discipline. This book examines his engagement with psychiatry and clinical medicine, as well as his political activism and ideas about pleasure and desire.
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