Only the first three of its planned six volumes were published, the second and third being studies of ancient Greek and Roman life respectively.
One section of this work examines how those in ancient times shaped their lives to aesthetically match certain goals and norms, terming this the "arts of existence." This work labels the methods that a state uses to measure and control its population in the modern age as "bio-power." Only the first three of its planned six volumes were published, the second and third being studies of ancient Greek and Roman life respectively. Its first volume is an introduction which examines the way the Catholic ritual of confession was implemented in order to unbalance a power relationship by creating endless dialogue about the title subject. This work fervently attacks the "repressive hypothesis," arguing in its volumes The Care of the Self, The Use of Pleasure and The Will to Knowledge that "regime of power-knowledge-pleasure" has remained in constant discourse for the last several centuries. For 10 points, name this work of Michel Foucault.
One section of this work examines how those in ancient times shaped their lives to aesthetically match certain goals and norms, terming this the "arts of existence.
The {History} of {Sexuality} [or {Histoire} de la {sexualité}]