The Government of Self and Others Lectures at the Collège de France 1982–1983
Description
An exciting and highly original examination of the practices of truth-telling and speaking out freely (parr?sia) in ancient Greek tragedy and philosophy. Foucault discusses the difficult and changing practices of truth-telling in ancient democracies and tyrannies and offers a new perspective on the specific relationship of philosophy to politics.
Keywords
PhilosophyPoliticalSocialHistory & SurveysModernPolitical ScienceHistory & Theory
2010Book
Author(s)Michel Foucault
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781403986665
LanguageEnglish
