An exciting and highly original examination of the practices of truth-telling and speaking out freely (parr?sia) in ancient Greek tragedy and philosophy. Foucault discusses the difficult and changing practices of truth-telling in ancient democracies and tyrannies and offers a new perspective on the specific relationship of philosophy to politics.
| ISBN-13: | 9781403986672 |
| ISBN-10: | 1403986673 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Publication date: | 2010-04-14 |
| Pages: | 419 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 8.5 Inches, Length: 5.51 Inches, Weight: 1.18388234694 Pounds, Width: 0.96 Inches |
| Author: | Foucault, M., Davidson, Arnold I., Burchell, Graham |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Paperback |
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