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Michel Foucault and the Games of Truth

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  1. Herman Nilson
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Pagan Self-Technologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Art of Temperance

      • Herman Nilson
      Pages 3-32

    3. A Culture of the Self

      • Herman Nilson
      Pages 33-60

  3. Foucault’s Ethos

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. The Role of Power

      • Herman Nilson
      Pages 63-67

    3. The Project of the Genealogies

      • Herman Nilson
      Pages 68-79

    4. Modernity as an Attitude

      • Herman Nilson
      Pages 80-87

    5. The Care of the Truth

      • Herman Nilson
      Pages 88-96

    6. Technologies of the Self

      • Herman Nilson
      Pages 97-102

    7. Aesthetics of Existence

      • Herman Nilson
      Pages 103-112

    8. I, Nietzsche

      • Herman Nilson
      Pages 113-123

    9. Conclusion

      • Herman Nilson
      Pages 124-127

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 128-159
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About this book

The book emphasises the affinity between Foucault's and Nietzsche's thought. Both philosophers tried to give clarity to modernity's arbitrary nature. Following on from Foucault's diagnostic enquiries into a 'History of Sexuality' and Nietzsche's appreciation of ancient culture, Nilson's study shows a practical consequence: the self-stylization of the individual. This aesthetical attitude replaces belief in metaphysical and even scientific meaning, thus leading to a philosophy-of-life. Nilson's book targets all those who wish to give their life a unique form.
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About the author

HERMAN NILSON was born and raised in Hessen, West Germany, and moved to West Berlin in 1984 to study comparative literature, philosophy, English and German studies at the Free University. After completing his studies in 1992, he began working as a freelance journalist for one of Berlin's leading daily papers.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Michel Foucault and the Games of Truth

  • Authors: Herman Nilson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26624-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Herman Nilson 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-26626-5Published: 12 August 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-26624-1Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 159

  • Topics: History of Philosophy

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