The Passion of Michel Foucault
The Passion of Michel Foucault is a biography of the French philosopher Michel Foucault authored by the American philosopher James Miller. It was first published in the United States by Simon & Schuster in 1993.
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| Author | James Miller |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Michel Foucault |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 491 |
| ISBN | 978-0671695507 |
Within the book, Miller made the claim that Foucault's experiences in the gay sadomasochism community during the time he taught at Berkeley directly influenced his political and philosophical works.[1] Miller's ideas have been rebuked by certain Foucault scholars as being either simply misdirected,[2] a sordid reading of his life and works,[3][4] or as a politically motivated, intentional misreading.[5][6]
Reception
Writing for The Boston Globe, book critic George Scialabba described The Passion of Michel Foucault as an "intensely interesting" work which provides an "astoundingly vivid though non-prurient description of (mainly homosexual) sadomasochism".[2] The historian of science Roger Smith writes that Miller turns Foucault's life "into a drama for our times".[7]
References
- Miller 1993.
- Scialabba, George. Review: "The Passion of Michel Foucault by James Miller." Boston Globe, 30 January 1993.
- Rubenstein, Diane 1995 Modern Fiction Studies 41.3–4 681–698
- Williams, James S. The French Review March 1997, Vol. 70, No. 4 pp. 604–605
- Foucault, Michel (1999-08-15). Carrette, Jeremy R. Religion and culture By Michel Foucault. ISBN 9780719054679. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- Halperin, David M. (1997-04-10). Halperin, David M. Saint Foucault: towards a gay hagiography. ISBN 9780195111279. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- Smith, Roger (1997). The Norton History of the Human Sciences. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 1006–7. ISBN 0-393-31733-1.
Bibliography
- Macey, David (1993). The Lives of Michel Foucault. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0091753443.
- Miller, James (1993). The Passion of Michel Foucault. New York City: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0671695507.