Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth by Michel Foucault
Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth brings together important writings, interviews, and course summaries by Michel Foucault focusing on ethics, subjectivity, self-knowledge, sexuality, and the formation of the modern subject. Edited by Paul Rabinow, this volume presents Foucault's later thinking on how individuals understand, shape, and transform themselves.
The book includes material from Foucault's lectures at the Collège de France as well as writings on ethics, politics, sexuality, and personal identity. It is an important resource for readers interested in modern philosophy, social theory, ethics, and Foucault's influential approach to the study of subjectivity.
Key Themes
- Ethics and philosophy
- Subjectivity and self-knowledge
- Modern philosophy
- Ethics of the self
- Sexuality and identity
- Social theory
- Power and knowledge
- Philosophy of the subject
- French philosophy
- Michel Foucault's later thought
Why Read This Book?
A valuable choice for students and readers exploring Foucault's philosophy, modern ethics, social theory, subjectivity, and the relationship between knowledge, identity, and the self.
About the Author
Michel Foucault (1926–1984) was a French philosopher and historian of ideas whose influential works examined power, knowledge, institutions, sexuality, and the formation of human subjects. His major works include Discipline and Punish and The History of Sexuality.
Product Details
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Language: English
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Format: Edition-dependent
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Genre: Philosophy, Ethics & Social Theory
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Author: Michel Foucault
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Editor: Paul Rabinow
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Series: Essential Works of Foucault, 1954–1984, Volume 1
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Original English publication: 1997
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ISBN: Edition-dependent
