File spoon-archives/foucault.archive/foucault_1995/f_Apr.95, message 14


Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 12:46:16 +0100 (BST)
From: Andrew Wilson <sop04afw-AT-gold.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: foucault quote


On Sun, 9 Apr 1995, Kristin Switala wrote:

> 4.  Probably the best way to start getting into Foucault is by reading 
> the following of his books:
> 	a.  MADNESS AND CIVILIZATION
> 	b.  DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH
> 	c.  HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, vol. 1

Yeah, but I think _The Order of Things_ is a useful one to look at as 
well; it should enable you to see how Foucault positions himself in 
relation to humanism etc. From here it's interesting to trace the 
trajectory of this relationship as his work develops.

And it's a reasonable read!

afw


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