Author: Michel Foucault
Binding: Hardback
Published: Pantheon Books, 1986

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Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good, price clipped
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This profound work of philosophical history chronicles the ethical practices and self-formation in ancient Greek and Roman thought. It uncovers how individuals in antiquity cultivated self-mastery and shaped their own subjectivity through various disciplines and reflections. The text presents a rigorous analysis of classical texts, illustrating the intricate relationship between power, knowledge, and the self. Readers will find a challenging yet illuminating examination of historical ethics and their enduring relevance to contemporary understandings of the self.