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.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2010

ISBN

9780230274730

Topic

Philosophy

Subtopic

Political Philosophy

Cover
Contents
Foreword
Translator’s Note
Chapter One: 5 January 1983: First Hour
Chapter Two: 5 January 1983: Second Hour
Chapter Three: 12 January 1983: First Hour
Chapter Four: 12 January 1983: Second Hour
Chapter Five: 19 January 1983: First Hour
Chapter Six: 19 January 1983: Second Hour
Chapter Seven: 26 January 1983: First Hour
Chapter Eight: 26 January 1983: Second Hour
Chapter Nine: 2 February 1983: First Hour
Chapter Ten: 2 February 1983: Second Hour
Chapter Eleven: 9 February 1983: First Hour
Chapter Twelve: 9 February 1983: Second Hour
Chapter Thirteen: 16 February 1983: First Hour
Chapter Fourteen: 16 February 1983: Second Hour
Chapter Fifteen: 23 February 1983: First Hour
Chapter Sixteen: 23 February 1983: Second Hour
Chapter Seventeen: 2 March 1983: First Hour
Chapter Eighteen: 2 March 1983: Second Hour
Chapter Nineteen: 9 March 1983: First Hour
Chapter Twenty: 9 March 1983: Second Hour
Course Context
Index of Names
Index of Concepts and Notions