ABSTRACT

Politics, Philosophy, Culture contains a rich selection of interviews and other writings by the late Michel Foucault. Drawing upon his revolutionary concept of power as well as his critique of the institutions that organize social life, Foucault discusses literature, music, and the power of art while also examining concrete issues such as the Left in contemporary France, the social security system, the penal system, homosexuality, madness, and the Iranian Revolution.

part |53 pages

Self-Portraits

chapter 1|14 pages

The Minimalist Self

chapter 2|30 pages

Critical Theory/Intellectual History

chapter 3|7 pages

An Aesthetics of Existence

part |102 pages

Theories of the Political: History, Power and the Law

chapter 4|29 pages

Politics and Reason

chapter 5|10 pages

The Art of Telling the Truth

chapter 6|14 pages

On Power

chapter 7|15 pages

Power and Sex

chapter 8|27 pages

The Dangerous Individual

chapter 9|5 pages

Practicing Criticism

part |68 pages

The Politics of Contemporary Life

chapter 10|19 pages

Social Security

chapter 11|33 pages

Confinement, Psychiatry, Prison

chapter 12|14 pages

Iran: The Spirit of a World Without Spirit

part |43 pages

The Ethics of Sexuality

chapter 13|15 pages

The Battle for Chastity

chapter 14|13 pages

The Return of Morality

chapter 15|13 pages

The Concern for Truth

part |35 pages

The Politics of Sexuality

chapter 16|15 pages

Sexual Morality and the Law

part |26 pages

Notes on the Power of Culture

chapter 18|7 pages

The Functions of Literature

chapter 19|9 pages

Contemporary Music and the Public

chapter 20|8 pages

The Masked Philosopher