Foucault Collection

Author: Du Xiaozhen
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book collects dozens of articles by Foucault from the early 1960s to the mid-1980s, covering all the major stages of his academic career. The issue is not about changing people's consciousness—their thoughts—but about changing the institutional, political, and economic rules of truth production. Foucault was one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century in the West. His ideas have influenced fields such as philosophy, literature, art, and other social sciences, remaining highly relevant to this day. To truly and accurately understand Foucault's thought, the development of his academic research, and his significance in contemporary Western intellectual circles, it is essential to read his works. Foucault's academic monographs are often profound and difficult to grasp. To help readers interested in Foucault more easily access his theoretical ideas and then delve deeper into his monographs, we have compiled this collection, Foucault: A Collection. The anthology includes dozens of articles from the early 1960s to the mid-1980s: including essays, prefaces to monographs, interviews, records of seminars, and excerpts from a few monographs. The content covers all the fields of Foucault's academic research and spans the major stages of his career. We have also included two articles by Foucault's close friend, the renowned French philosopher Deleuze, in the appendix, discussing Foucault. We hope that these representative, more accessible, and insightful essays will be helpful to readers and encourage them to read Foucault's original works with greater confidence.