Zoran Jevtic

The Introducing series are always more comprehensive and informative than they appear. They are intended to break down difficult topics into graphical form and bite-size chunks, but there is rarely any dumbing down in this process. In fact, I think sometimes too little concession is made in this respect. Foucault is difficult and subtle, and it's no mean task to explain his philosophy for the general reader even with much greater scope than this format allows. At times, then, it is this determination not to oversimplify, combined with the restrictions of the format, that make for a somewhat condensed reading experience at times. However, having read a few of these, I think this is a tendency that they all succumb to, to different extent. That said, it's still an enjoyable read, with great art.

Gareth Southwell is a philosopher, writer and illustrator.… (altro)

At the risk of being repetitive, I am a great admirer of this series of books: as a autodidact, I would have been beaten by a complex character such as Faulcault, were it not for this tome.

Faulcault was a philosopher, who 'got' political at the end of the 1960's, not in his native France but in Tunisia. From that point on, he seems to have combined the two roles with varying levels of balance between the two. I do feel comfortable to take on further study of Faulcault, and his work, after reading Horrocks and Jevtic but, do not have a clear feeling as to his import. This will take time spent with Faucalt's own words and I would not expect this book to provide more.… (altro)