Abstract
This article examines Foucault as a rhetorician rather than as a historian of parrhesia and rhetoric. It explores what we can learn about his philosophy by examining it through the lens of his rhetorical practices. Focusing on his famous 1961 preface to History and Madness, it suggests that Foucault’s model of philosophy entails a rhetoric of conversion or transformation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 142-167 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Philosophy and Rhetoric |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2023 |
Keywords
- Foucault
- limit-experiences
- philosophy as a way of life
- prefaces
- rhetoric