Mi lectura de este libro fue un viaje largo y cautivador. Interrumpí muchas veces la lectura de La hermenéutica del sujeto no porque perdiera el interés, pues fue un texto que me disfruté de principio a fin, sino por la estructura que tiene. Originalmente, el contenido de este libro fue un curso... ...more
Having read and heard much about Foucault's so-called 'return to the subject' or 'ethical turn' (or, for some, even a neoliberal, narcissistic turn) in the 1980s, I had mixed expectations approaching this lecture course. Thankfully, none of those criticisms held weight. Instead of a 'turn' of any... ...more
a satisfying exposition rendering legible what is meant in the west by this term for a sentient autonomous entity endowed with agency. towards the second half of the transcription foucault focuses on a varied array of practices from the first two centuries in rome and greece that work to make the... ...more
These lectures demonstrate a profound shift in Foucault's thought as the famed antihumanist and theorist of biopower turns his attention to the construction of the self in classical and late antiquity.
He argues that the foundation of Western philosophy is not the Delphi imperative to "Know thysel... ...more
As a foreigner/illiterate who never received systematic trainings in western philosophy, I found it hard to understand the intrinsic idea of some of the topics or paragraphs. To me, philosophy is always related to practice -- and it is in fact an indicator of the genuineness of a philosopher, whe... ...more
Tuve que familiarizarme con otros conceptos antes de entrarle a este libro como se debe. La primera vez que traté de leerlo claramente no estaba listo. Tuvieron que pasar unos tres años y mucha agua conceptual, literaria y vivencial bajo el puente para disfrutarlo como se debe.
i was never a huge fan of foucault's thinking, but this collection of lectures proves the man was a genius so far as i'm concerned. will require some background reading for those not already familiar with his trajectory, but thoroughly worth the homework. ...more