000			01913nam a22001937a 4500
020			_a9781524748036
082	0	4	_a306.7 _bFOU
100	1		_aFoucault, Michel
245	1	0	_aConfessions of the flesh: _bthe history of sexuality vol 4
260			_aNew York _bPantheon Press _c2012
300			_a396p
500			_a"Originally published in France as Les aveux de la chair by Editions Gallimard, Paris, in 2018."
520			_a"Brought to light at last--the fourth volume in the famous History of Sexuality series by one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, his final work, which he had completed, but not yet published, upon his death in 1984 Michel Foucault's philosophy has made an indelible impact on Western thought, and his History of Sexuality series--which traces cultural and intellectual notions of sexuality, arguing that it is profoundly shaped by the power structures applied to it--is one of his most influential works. At the time of his death in 1984, he had completed--but not yet edited or published--the fourth volume, which posits that the origins of totalitarian self-surveillance began with the Christian practice of confession. This is a text both sweeping and deeply personal, as Foucault--born into a French Catholic family--undoubtedly wrestled with these issues himself. Since he had stipulated "Pas de publication posthume," this text has long been secreted away. However, the sale of the Foucault archives in 2013--which made this text available to scholars--prompted his nephew to seek wider publication. This attitude was shared by Foucault's longtime partner, Daniel Defert, who said, "What is this privilege given to Ph.D students? I have adopted this principle: It is either everybody or nobody.""--
650			_aSexual ethics - History
650			_aChristianity and sex
700	1		_aHurley, Robert,
700	1		_aGros, Frédéric,
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