Rewriting the Soul
Author | : Ian Hacking |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 1998-08-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780691059082 |
ISBN-13 | : 069105908X |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rewriting the Soul written by Ian Hacking and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1998-08-23 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Foucault once identified a politics that centers on the body and another that classifies and organizes the human population, Hacking has now provided a masterful description of the politics of memory: the scientizing of the soul and the wounds it can receive.