傅柯專題:主體與肉體

I would take The History of Sexuality written by the French philosopher and historian Michel Foucault(1926-1984) as reading material in this course. We will specifically focus on the genealogy of the epistemology of subjectivity and self-knowledge in classical antiquity of western history. We will read an introduction book about Foucault’s research so that we could understand his basic thoughts. And then, we will read volume 1: An Introduction and some selective part of volume 2 & 3 step by step. In the last part of the course, we will closely read the forthcoming English translation version of volume 4: Confessions of the Flesh (scheduled on 2021/2/16) together. I will also discuss and adjust the schedule based on the status of the students who will take this course.