Foucault: His Thought, His Character

Introduction 1

1 In Universal History, Everything is Singular: ‘Discourse’ 5

2 There is No ‘a priori’ that is Not Historical 22

3 Foucault’s Scepticism 37

4 Archaeology 54

5 Universalism, Universals, Epigenesis: The Beginnings of Christianity 59

6 Notwithstanding Heidegger, Man is an Intelligent Animal 66

7 The Physical and Human Sciences: Foucault’s Programme 77

8 A Sociological History of Truths: Knowledge, Power, the Set-up 92

9 Was Foucault a Corrupter of the Young? Was He the Despair of the Workers’ Movement? 111

10 Foucault and Politics 125

11 Portrait of a Samurai 135

Notes 147

Index 187