The Hermeneutics of the Subject: Lectures at the Collège de France 1981--1982 (Michel Foucault Lectures at the Collège de France, 9)

The Hermeneutics of the Subject is the third volume in the collection of Michel Foucault's lectures at the Collège de France, where faculty give public lectures on any topic of their choosing. Attended by thousands, Foucault's lectures were seminal events in the world of French letters, and his ideas expressed there remain benchmarks of contemporary critical inquiry. Foucault's wide-ranging lectures at this school, delivered throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, clearly influenced his groundbreaking books, especially The History of Sexuality and Discipline and Punish . In the lectures comprising this volume, Foucault focuses on how the "self" and the "care of the self" were conceived during the period of antiquity, beginning with Socrates. The problems of the ethical formation of the self, Foucault argues, form the background for our own questions about subjectivity and remain at the center of contemporary moral thought. This series of lectures continues to throw new light on Foucault's final works, and shows the full depth of his engagement with ancient thought. Lucid and provocative, The Hermeneutics of the Subject reveals Foucault at the height of his powers. CONTENTS 5 Foreword by Francois Ewald and Alessandro Fontana 13 Introduction by Arnold I. Davidson 19 TRANSLATOR'S NOTE 31 one. 6 JANUARY 1982: First hour 43 two. 6 JANUARY 1982: Second hour 67 three. 13 JANUARY 1982: First hour 85 four. 13 JANUARY 1982: Second hour 107 five. 20 JANUARY 1982: First hour 123 six. 20 JANUARY 1982: Second hour 149 seven. 27 JANUARY 1982: First hour 167 eight. 27 JANUARY 1982: Second hour 191 nine. 3 FEBRUARY 1982: First hour 211 ten. 3 FEBRUARY 1982: Second hour 229 eleven. 10 FEBRUARY 1982: First hour 247 twelve. 1 FEBRUARY 1982: Second hour 271 thirteen. 17 FEBRUARY 1982: First hour 289 fourteen. 17 FEBRUARY 1982: Second hour 313 fifteen. 24 FEBRUARY 1982: First hour 331 sixteen. 24 FEBRUARY 1982: Second hour 357 seventeen. 3 MARCH 1982: First hour 373 eighteen. 3 MARCH 1982: Second hour 397 nineteen. 10 MARCH 1982: First hour 413 twenty. 10 MARCH 1982: Second hour 437 twenty-one. 17 MARCH 1982: First hour 455 twenty-two. 17 MARCH 1982: Second hour 479 twenty-three. 24 MARCH 1982: First hour 495 twenty-four. 24 MARCH 1982: Second hour 519 COURSE SUMMARY 533 COURSE CONTEXT by Frederic Gros 549 INDEX OF NAMES 593 INDEX OF NOTIONS AND CONCEPTS 599 The Hermeneutics of the Subject is the third volume in the collection of Michel Foucault's lectures at the College de France, one of the world's most prestigious institutions. Faculty at the College give public lectures, in which they present works-in-progress on any subject of their choosing. Foucault's wide-ranging lectures influenced his groundbreaking works like The History of Sexuality and Discipline and Punish. In the lectures comprising this volume, Foucault focuses on how the "self" and the "care of the self" were conceived during the period of antiquity, beginning with Socrates. The problems of the ethical formation of the self, Foucault argues, form the background for our own questions about subjectivity and remain at the center of contemporary moral thought. This series of lectures throws new light on Foucault's final works and shows the full depth of his engagement with ancient thought __The Hermeneutics of the Subject__ is the third volume in the collection of Michel Foucault's lectures at the Collège de France, where faculty give public lectures on any topic of their choosing. Attended by thousands, Foucault's lectures were seminal events in the world of French letters, and his ideas expressed there remain benchmarks of contemporary critical inquiry. This series of lectures continues to throw new light on Foucault's final works, and shows the full depth of his engagement with ancient thought. Lucid and provocative, __The Hermeneutics of the Subject__ reveals Foucault at the height of his powers. A third collection of lectures at the Coll��ge de France sheds new light on the concepts of the "self" and the "care of the self" have been conceived in ancient philosophy, beginning with Socrates, arguing that the problems of the ethical formation of the self form the foundation for modern conceptions of the self and contemporary moral thought. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. Michel Foucault remains one of the towering intellectual figures of the last 50 years. His works on sexuality, madness, prison and medicine are classics. This book focuses on how the 'self' and the 'care of the self' were conceived during the period of antiquity Michel Foucault ; Edited By Frédéric Gros ; General Editors, François Ewald And Alessandro Fontana ; Translated By Graham Burchell. Translation Of: L'herméneutique Du Sujet. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 547-550) And Indexes.