Politics Philosophy Culture

<p><strong><em>Politics, Philosophy, Culture</em></strong> contains a rich selection of interviews and other writings by the late Michel Foucault. Drawing upon his revolutionary concept of power as well as his critique of the institutions that organize social life, Foucault discusses literature, music, and the power of art while also examining concrete issues such as the Left in contemporary France, the social security system, the penal system, homosexuality, madness, and the Iranian Revolution.</p> Foreward; Introduction: Foucault and the politics of Experience Lawrence D. Kritzman; 1. The Minimalist Self; 2. Critical Theory/Intellectual History; 3. An aesthetics of Existence; 4. Politics and Reason; 5. The Art of Telling the Truth; 6. On Power; 7. Power and Sex; 8. The Dangerous Individual; 9. Practicing Criticism; 10. Social Security; 11. Confinement, Psychiatry, Prison 12. Iran: The Spirit of a World Without Spirit; 13. The Battle for Chastity; 14. The Return of Morality; 15. The Concern for Truth; 16. Sexual Morality and the Law; 17. Sexual Choice, Sexual Act: Foucault and Homosexuality; 18. The Functions of Literature; 19. Contemporary Music and Its Public; 20. The Masked Philosopher