How to Read Foucault Author: [Finland] Johanna Oksara Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company Douban 2022 Annual History and Culture Books

◎“The soul is the prison of the body”

◎Rebel and subverter in the history of philosophy Foucault, an archaeologist of Western culture

◎Ten lessons to understand the masters' thoughts and make philosophy no longer intimidating

◎British Granta Publishing House's flagship book series

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※Foucault is one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century. His ideas on the archaeology of knowledge, genealogy, and ethics have changed the research orientation of modern philosophy, laid the theoretical foundation for multiple disciplines, and profoundly influenced the way we think about controversial topics such as power, sexuality, madness, and crime today.

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【Content Introduction】

Michel Foucault is one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, a famous political activist, social theorist, cultural critic, and creative historian. He has irreversibly shaped the way we think about controversial issues such as power, sexuality, madness, and crime today, and laid the theoretical foundation for multiple disciplines. His critical research continues to inspire many scholars, artists, and political activists.

In How to Read Foucault, Johanna Oksara carefully selects ten key texts around the important themes of Foucault's thought, and interprets and analyzes them in detail, providing a series of clues to help readers move forward and make their own discoveries and understandings of Foucault's thoughts.

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Johanna Oksala

PhD in Philosophy from the University of Helsinki, Finland, currently a professor at Loyola University Chicago, USA. His research interests include political philosophy, feminism, environmental philosophy, phenomenology, etc. He has published books such as How to Read Foucault, Foucault on Freedom, Foucault, Politics and Violence, and Feminist Experience.

Wang Jiapeng

Associate Professor of the School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing University. His research interests include media and social theory, sociology of communication, and sociology of emotion. His translations include Introduction to Foucault's History of Sexuality (Volume 1): Cognitive Will.