Fearless speech / Michel Foucault ; edited by Joseph Pearson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984

Contributor:

Pearson, Joseph (Philosopher)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parrhēsia (The Greek word).

Greek language--Etymology.

Greek language.

Physical Description:

183 pages ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, Ca. : Semiotext(e) : [Distributed by The MIT Press], [2001]

Summary:

This volume gathers a series of lectures Michel Foucault gave on the Greek notion of "parrhesia", or fearless speech. "Parrhesia" is the speech of someone who has the moral qualities required to speak the truth, even if it differs from what the majority of people believes and one faces danger for speaking it.

Notes:

"...Foucault did not write, correct, or edit any part of the text which follows, ...and [it] does not reflect his own lecture notes"--Preface.

"...compiled from tape-recordings made of six lectures delivered, in English, by Michael Foucault at the University of California at Berkeley in the Fall Term of 1983"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-183).

ISBN:

1584350113

OCLC:

48190325