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Dive into the captivating world of 'Foucault in California', a memoir that explores the transformative weekend of Michel Foucault in Southern California. This remarkable account, written by Simeon Wade, transports readers to 1975, where Foucault experienced a profound intersection of philosophy and psychedelia. With its engaging and often humorous prose, this trade paperback takes you on a journey through the intellectual circles of Claremont against the backdrop of vibrant parties, insightful dialogues, and a fabled acid trip among the stunning landscapes of Death Valley.
Explore the narratives that illuminate Foucault's thoughts on truth, consciousness, and the impact of psychedelics on philosophical inquiry. Beyond a memoir, it serves as an intriguing study of modern thought and an exploration of the relationships that shaped a brilliant mind. This brand new edition from HeyDay Books is a must-have for anyone interested in philosophy, Foucault's life, or the cultural movements of the 1970s.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781597145374. Format: Trade paperback (US). Year: 2021. Publisher: HeyDay Books.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781597145374
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2021
Publisher: HeyDay Books
Description:
A “wildly entertaining” and “masterly” memoir (Times Literary Supplement) now in paperback
In The Lives of Michel Foucault, David Macey quotes the iconic French philosopher as speaking “nostalgically…of â€an unforgettable evening on LSD, in carefully prepared doses, in the desert night, with delicious music, [and] nice people.’” This came to pass in 1975, when Foucault spent Memorial Day weekend in Southern California at the invitation of Simeon Wade—ostensibly to guest-lecture at the Claremont Graduate School where Wade was an assistant professor, but in truth to explore what he called the Valley of Death. Led by Wade and Wade’s partner Michael Stoneman, Foucault experimented with psychotropic drugs for the first time; by morning he was crying and proclaiming that he knew Truth.
Foucault in California is Wade’s firsthand account of that long weekend. Felicitous and often humorous prose vaults readers headlong into the erudite and subversive circles of the Claremont intelligentsia: parties in Wade’s bungalow, intensive dialogues between Foucault and his disciples at a Taoist utopia in the Angeles Forest (whose denizens call Foucault “Country Joe”); and, of course, the fabled synesthetic acid trip on the multihued slopes of the Artist’s Palette at Death Valley, set to the strains of Bach and Stockhausen. Part search for higher consciousness, part bacchanal, this book chronicles a young man’s burgeoning friendship with one of the twentieth century’s greatest thinkers.
Explore the narratives that illuminate Foucault's thoughts on truth, consciousness, and the impact of psychedelics on philosophical inquiry. Beyond a memoir, it serves as an intriguing study of modern thought and an exploration of the relationships that shaped a brilliant mind. This brand new edition from HeyDay Books is a must-have for anyone interested in philosophy, Foucault's life, or the cultural movements of the 1970s.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781597145374. Format: Trade paperback (US). Year: 2021. Publisher: HeyDay Books.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781597145374
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2021
Publisher: HeyDay Books
Description:
A “wildly entertaining” and “masterly” memoir (Times Literary Supplement) now in paperback
In The Lives of Michel Foucault, David Macey quotes the iconic French philosopher as speaking “nostalgically…of â€an unforgettable evening on LSD, in carefully prepared doses, in the desert night, with delicious music, [and] nice people.’” This came to pass in 1975, when Foucault spent Memorial Day weekend in Southern California at the invitation of Simeon Wade—ostensibly to guest-lecture at the Claremont Graduate School where Wade was an assistant professor, but in truth to explore what he called the Valley of Death. Led by Wade and Wade’s partner Michael Stoneman, Foucault experimented with psychotropic drugs for the first time; by morning he was crying and proclaiming that he knew Truth.
Foucault in California is Wade’s firsthand account of that long weekend. Felicitous and often humorous prose vaults readers headlong into the erudite and subversive circles of the Claremont intelligentsia: parties in Wade’s bungalow, intensive dialogues between Foucault and his disciples at a Taoist utopia in the Angeles Forest (whose denizens call Foucault “Country Joe”); and, of course, the fabled synesthetic acid trip on the multihued slopes of the Artist’s Palette at Death Valley, set to the strains of Bach and Stockhausen. Part search for higher consciousness, part bacchanal, this book chronicles a young man’s burgeoning friendship with one of the twentieth century’s greatest thinkers.