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Foucault in California [A True Story—Wherein the Great French Philosopher Drops Acid in the Valley of Death]
By: Simeon Wade
3.45
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
In The Lives of Michel Foucault, David Macey quotes the iconic French philosopher as speaking “nost…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Actually, Deleuze wouldn't strike you as being all that unusual,' Foucault replied. 'He appears completely conventional. He is married and has two children."-Simeon Wade, Foucault in California [A True Story—Wherein the Great French Philosopher Drops Acid in the Valley of Death]
"Actually, Deleuze wouldn't strike you as being all that unusual,' Foucault replied. 'He appears completely conventional. He is married and has two children."-Simeon Wade, Foucault in California [A True Story—Wherein the Great French Philosopher Drops Acid in the Valley of Death]
"Another book out of Mexico which interests me is Ivan Illich's Deschooling Society. Do you know it?' I inquired. 'Yes, and I too have a high opinion of the thesis of the book. Illich is a man with one good idea. I see you have here Deleuze's Proust and Signs. What do you think of it?' 'I consider it the best book about Proust I have ever read."-Simeon Wade, Foucault in California [A True Story—Wherein the Great French Philosopher Drops Acid in the Valley of Death]
"Another book out of Mexico which interests me is Ivan Illich's Deschooling Society. Do you know it?' I inquired. 'Yes, and I too have a high opinion of the thesis of the book. Illich is a man with one good idea. I see you have here Deleuze's Proust and Signs. What do you think of it?' 'I consider it the best book about Proust I have ever read."-Simeon Wade, Foucault in California [A True Story—Wherein the Great French Philosopher Drops Acid in the Valley of Death]
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