The interpretation of the self - Michel Foucault

Type of cover: paper Offers lessons: "Self-interpretation," a new reading of the wisdom: "Self-care" 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: arts of existence. "Al-Zawawi Baghoura," professor of contemporary philosophy at Kuwait University, specializes in Michel Foucault's philosophy. Among his 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, authored by Bertrand Saint-Sernin Michel Foucault (1926-1984), a prominent French philosopher, founder of the historical archeological - genealogical philosophy based on analytical methods in fields of knowledge, politics, and ethics. Among his most important works: Madness in the Classical Age, Discipline and Punish, and The History of Sexuality.