“I don't feel that it is necessary to know exactly what I am.”
Quote by Michel Foucault
Work
Technologies of the Self: A Seminar with Michel Foucault
This book compiles a series of seminars conducted by Michel Foucault, focusing on the ways in which individuals shape and are shaped by different technologies of the self. It delves into the historical and philosophical aspects of self-formation and self-knowledge. more
Author
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault was a French philosopher known for his critical analysis of knowledge, power, and discourse. His work covered a wide range of topics, including madness, prisons, sexuality, archaeology of knowledge, and biopolitics. Foucault's ideas have had a profound impact on postmodernism, critical theory, and cultural studies. more
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