Michel Foucault: The Will to Truth

by Alan Sheridan

Book Overview

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0422765708
• ISBN13: 9780422765701
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Tavistock Publications
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Useful Introduction

Briefly: I found this book a useful introduction to Foucault's writings and ideas. Sheridan goes through the major works (Madness and Civilization, The Birth of the Clinic, The Order of Things, The Archaeology of Knowledge, Discipline and Punish, and The History of Sexuality) and does a great job of discussing how they relate to the French originals and Foucault's lesser-known writings. Still, even Sheridan is not a very easy read, so the book will appeal more to academics and college/university students who seek a general understanding of Foucault.