Michel Foucault was one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers
whose work has unsettled and transformed the field of social philosophy and the
social sciences. The essays and articles selected for this volume are written by
many of the most important of Foucault's interpreters and interlocutors and show
the range of Foucault's influence and the debates it has provoked about
Foucault's own approaches and in relation to substantive areas of social
philosophy and social science such as power, critique, enlightenment, law,
governance, ethics and truthfulness. This volume provides a comprehensive
introduction to, and overview of, the development of Foucault's thought and
demonstrates its enduring significance on our