Self interpretations

Book name: Self-Interpretations Author: Michel Foucault Publisher: Sofia Number of pages: 579 Book classification: Philosophy Brief about the book: Presents lessons: "Self-Interpretation," a new reading of the wisdom: "Care of the Self" compared to the wisdom: "Know Yourself," and proposes a historical interpretation of ancient Greek philosophy, based on the active and capable moral self that can resist various forms of subjugation and dominance; based on texts of Plato, Seneca, Epictetus... etc., revealing a central concept in Foucault's philosophy which is: the arts of existence. "Zawawi Bagoura," professor of contemporary philosophy at Kuwait University, specialized in Michel Foucault's philosophy. Among his philosophical works: Philosophy and Language: Critique of the linguistic turn in contemporary philosophy, Language and Power: Critical research in managing difference and achieving fairness. And among his translations: The New Rationality, by Bertrand Sain-Sor, Michel Foucault (1926-1984), a prominent French philosopher, founder of the historical analytical philosophy based on archeological - genealogical analysis in fields of knowledge, politics, and ethics. Among his most important works: History of Madness in the Classical Age, Discipline and Punish, and The History of Sexuality.