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The Courage of the Truth (The Government of Self and Others II) : Lectures at the Collège de France 1983-1984 /

The Courage of the Truth is the last course that Michel Foucault delivered at the College de France before his death in 1984. In this course, he continues the theme of the previous year's lectures in exploring the notion of "truth-telling" in politics to establish a number of ethicall...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ewald, François (Editor), Fontana, Alessandro, 1939-2013 (Editor), Gros, Frédéric (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Michel Foucault.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Ethics.
Political History.
Political Philosophy.
Political Science.
Social Philosophy.
Political science > Philosophy.
Political science.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
World politics.
Electronic books.
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Summary:The Courage of the Truth is the last course that Michel Foucault delivered at the College de France before his death in 1984. In this course, he continues the theme of the previous year's lectures in exploring the notion of "truth-telling" in politics to establish a number of ethically irreducible conditionsbased on courage and conviction.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVI, 364 pages)
ISBN:9780230309104
DOI:10.1057/9780230309104