Michel Foucault and the Games of Truth

The book emphasises the affinity between Foucault's and Nietzsche's thought. Both philosophers tried to give clarity to modernity's arbitrary nature. Following on from Foucault's diagnostic enquiries into a 'History of Sexuality' and Nietzsche's appreciation of ancient culture, Nilson's study shows a practical consequence: the self-stylization of the individual. This aesthetical attitude replaces belief in metaphysical and even scientific meaning, thus leading to a philosophy-of-life. Nilson's book targets all those who wish to give their life a unique form. The Art Of Temperance -- Different Perspectives -- The Pleasures As Ethical Substance -- Askesis As Existential Exercise -- Self-assay And The Stylistics Of Life -- Dietetics -- Asymmetrical Relationships -- Sexuality And Truth -- Dream Criticism As A Technique Of Life -- The Cultivation Of The Self -- Counter-alexanders: Pleasure In Oneself -- Politics As Ethos -- The Body's Reason -- Lifestyles In Conflict -- The Role Of Power -- The Project Of The Genealogies -- Genealogy As Diagnosis Of The Present -- Genealogy As An Historical Ontology -- Genealogy As A Transformative Experiment -- Modernity As An Attitude -- The Care Of The Truth -- The Parrhesiastic Scene -- Socrates' Irony, Diogenes' Trickery -- Technologies Of The Self -- Aesthetics Of Existence -- Polymorphous Relationships -- On Friendship -- I, Nietzsche -- Nietzsche's Physiosophy -- Friendship And Self-care. Herman Nilson ; Translated By Rachel Clark. Translated From German Manuscript. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 142-153) And Index. This book emphasizes the affinity between Foucault's and Nietzsche's thought. Both philosophers tried to give clarity to modernity's arbitrary nature. Following on from Foucault's diagnostic enquiries into a "History of Sexuality" and Nietzsche's appreciation of ancient culture, Nilson's study shows a practical the self-stylization of the individual. This esthetical attitude replaces a belief in metaphysical and even scientific meaning, thus leading to a philosophy of life.This book emphasizes the affinity between Foucault's and Nietzsche's thought. Both philosophers tried to give clarity to modernity's arbitrary nature. Following on from Foucault's diagnostic enquiries into a "History of Sexuality" and Nietzsche's appreciation of ancient culture, Nilson's study shows a practical the self-stylization of the individual. This esthetical attitude replaces a belief in metaphysical and even scientific meaning, thus leading to a philosophy of life. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Art of Temperance....Pages 3-32 A Culture of the Self....Pages 33-60 Front Matter....Pages 61-61 The Role of Power....Pages 63-67 The Project of the Genealogies....Pages 68-79 Modernity as an Attitude....Pages 80-87 The Care of the Truth....Pages 88-96 Technologies of the Self....Pages 97-102 Aesthetics of Existence....Pages 103-112 I, Nietzsche....Pages 113-123 Conclusion....Pages 124-127 Back Matter....Pages 128-159 This text emphasizes the affinity between Foucault's and Nietzsche's thought. Both philosophers tried to give clarity to modernity's arbitrary nature, and it is the author's belief that the consequence of their investigations was an attitude based on the self-stylization of the individual.