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jonfaith's review against another edition
4.0
In the things I am presently concerned with, the moment when that which does not exist is inscribed in reality, and when that which does not exist comes under a legitimate regime of the true and false, marks the birth of this dissymmetrical bipolarity of politics and the economy. Politics and the economy are not things that exist, or errors, or ideologies. They are things that do not exist and yet which are inscribed in reality and fall under a regime of truth dividing the truth and the false.
It is quaint growing old. I celebrated my birthday today by coming home and noshing on a wonderful Indian meal with my wife. I retired then to complete this volume and was rather shaken with thought. If this volume is any indication, then the Foucault Lectures series provides a rich trove of erudition and theory and is one which I will mine again and again. The work begins exploring the distinction between Institution and Acquisition as regards to Sovereignty -- lord knows I worried about my deficits per Hobbes and Machiavelli.
It is Foucault's notion of war as politics by other means that strings the text along. the discussion leads to his notion of race, which for Foucault is more a ethnic chauvinism than the American or modern binary opposition. These views at history are simply astonishing. The idea of a dovetail into the nascent biopolitical creates an enticing field of possibility.
It is quaint growing old. I celebrated my birthday today by coming home and noshing on a wonderful Indian meal with my wife. I retired then to complete this volume and was rather shaken with thought. If this volume is any indication, then the Foucault Lectures series provides a rich trove of erudition and theory and is one which I will mine again and again. The work begins exploring the distinction between Institution and Acquisition as regards to Sovereignty -- lord knows I worried about my deficits per Hobbes and Machiavelli.
It is Foucault's notion of war as politics by other means that strings the text along. the discussion leads to his notion of race, which for Foucault is more a ethnic chauvinism than the American or modern binary opposition. These views at history are simply astonishing. The idea of a dovetail into the nascent biopolitical creates an enticing field of possibility.
roryhankins20's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
lakela's review against another edition
2.0
For most of the book I was slogging. I mean once in a while there'd be a really cool idea, but then I'd realize it was in the context of a debate about whether it was the aristocracy or the bourgeoise who had "invented history" and I would be like Really, this is how I'm spending my time? But the very last lecture finally emerged from medieval France and got into biopolitics and socialism and whatnot and suddenly I understood all the references and just as suddenly and perhaps not coincidentally every paragraph seemed totally brilliant. So perhaps I just didn't have the background knowledge needed to appreciate all the brilliant ideas that were illustrated by episodes from Charlemagne's era. I don't know.
stelhan's review against another edition
3.0
3.75 I could listen to Foucault talk about bio-politics all day.
mimosaeyes's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I started reading this because I thought it might be relevant to something I'm working on. It... might not be? I freely admit, I didn't fully understand all the arguments Foucault makes, even though I've heard this is already him being quite clear and direct. What I did understand, though, I found quite brilliant, and I really like his speaking style. The parts I can comprehend are like sunlight shining through morning mist. If that sounds too poetic for the context, I don't think it is. There's beauty and power, and a kind of humble erudition, in the way Foucault puts his arguments across.
philosophika's review against another edition
5.0
Note to self: Save for Essay on Covid-19 Pandemic.
annalenawrites's review against another edition
Read for uni, didn't have time to read the whole book
a_little_person's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Some lectures were fire. Sometimes difficult to grasp what is going on.
saturn_rage's review against another edition
challenging
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4.0
It’s a new experience to read Foucault in a setting where he consistently reflects on himself, comments he has received, and new ideas which are still formulating. As the ending of this book mentions, it’s not actually a book, and is instead a plea to a problem, urgently looking for solutions.
I also particularly think that the theorization of the “barbarian” is worth dwelling on. And while it may not be something I can directly apply, parts of it should be used to talk about us gender outlaws. What is a “trans barbarian”?
I also particularly think that the theorization of the “barbarian” is worth dwelling on. And while it may not be something I can directly apply, parts of it should be used to talk about us gender outlaws. What is a “trans barbarian”?