Foucault's History of Sexuality Volume I, The Will to Knowledge : : An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide / / Mark G. E. Kelly.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Kelly, Mark G. E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides : EPG
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)

A step-by-step guide to Foucault's History of Sexuality Volume I, The Will to KnowledgeIn the first volume of his History of Sexuality, The Will to Knowledge, Foucault weaves together the most influential theoretical account of sexuality since Freud. Mark Kelly systematically unpacks the intricacies of Foucault's dense and sometimes confusing exposition, in a straightforward way, putting it in its historical and theoretical context.This is both a guide for the reader new to the text and one that offers new insights to those already familiar with Foucault's work.Key FeaturesThe first guide to one of Foucault’s most important works, for which there is no other secondary literatureA new interpretation of The Will to Knowledge, its structure and its philosophical significanceRevises several key mistranslations in the only available English translation

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Editor’s Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Texts -- Introduction -- 1. Historical Context -- 2. A Guide to the Text -- 3. Study Resources -- Index