The Government of Self and Others
Publisher: Picador USA; Picador
Published: Apr 26, 2011
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780312572921
Description: An exciting and highly original examination of the practices of truth-telling and speaking out freely (parresia) in ancient Greek tragedy and philosophy. Foucault discusses the difficult and changing practices of truth-telling in ancient democracies and tyrannies.
Notes: Source title: The Government of Self and Others (Lectures at the Collège de France)