The Government of Self and Others

The Government of Self and Others Lectures at the Collège De France, 1982-1983

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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ISBN: 9780312572921
Publisher: Picador
Imprint: Picador
Pub date:
DEWEY: 194
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 402
Weight: 350g
Height: 142mm
Width: 209mm
Spine width: 23mm