The Early Foucault

The Early FoucaultDiscover 'The Early Foucault', a profound exploration of Michel Foucault's early career, now available for you to delve into. This brand new edition, published by John Wiley & Sons in 2021, comprises 288 captivating pages filled with insightful analysis of Foucault's formative years leading up to his groundbreaking work, 'History of Madness'. Foucault's journey through the intellectual landscape of the 20th century is meticulously examined, revealing

Discover 'The Early Foucault', a profound exploration of Michel Foucault's early career, now available for you to delve into. This brand new edition, published by John Wiley & Sons in 2021, comprises 288 captivating pages filled with insightful analysis of Foucault's formative years leading up to his groundbreaking work, 'History of Madness'. Foucault's journey through the intellectual landscape of the 20th century is meticulously examined, revealing the influences of key figures such as Louis Althusser, Jean Hyppolite, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. This scholarly work is vital for anyone wishing to understand the philosophical underpinnings of Foucault's thought, especially his engagements with phenomenology, anthropology, and psychology.

Drawing from extensive archives across France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and the USA, 'The Early Foucault' is the most detailed study of this influential philosopher's early influences and teaching career. It highlights his integral relationships with contemporaries like Georges Canguilhem and Jacques Lacan and discusses his explorative readings of Nietzsche, Husserl, and Heidegger. By examining Foucault’s clinical work and cultural outreach, this book aptly contextualizes how he developed his ideas, illuminating the path to 'History of Madness'. Our delivery is free, with an expected shipping time of up to 6 weeks. Note that once your order is placed, it cannot be canceled.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509525966
Year: 2021
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 288


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It was not until 1961 that Foucault published his first major book, History of Madness. He had already been working as an academic for a decade, teaching in Lille and Paris, writing, organizing cultural programmes and lecturing in Uppsala, Warsaw and Hamburg. Although he published little in this period, Foucault wrote much more, some of which has been preserved and only recently become available to researchers.


Drawing on archives in France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and the USA, this is the most detailed study yet of Foucault™s early career. It recounts his debt to teachers including Louis Althusser, Jean Hyppolite, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Jean Wahl; his diploma thesis on Hegel; and his early teaching career. It explores his initial encounters with Georges Canguilhem, Jacques Lacan, and Georges DumĂ©zil, and analyses his sustained reading of Friedrich Nietzsche, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. Also included are detailed discussions of his translations of Ludwig Binswanger, Victor von Weizsäcker, and Immanuel Kant; his clinical work with Georges and Jacqueline Verdeaux; and his cultural work outside of France.


Investigating how Foucault came to write History of Madness, Stuart Elden shows this great thinker™s deep engagement with phenomenology, anthropology and psychology. An outstanding, meticulous work of intellectual history, The Early Foucault sheds new light on the formation of a major twentieth-century figure.