About the book: 2008 / Michel Foucault (1926 - 1984) one of the most influential thinkers of the second half of the 20th century. Having experienced many ideological and cultural influences, he was able to find his unique style of thinking and his theme - the study of the relationship of the individual with society, including with such public institutions as psychiatry, medicine and the prison system. Rejecting any form of suppression of the individual, Foucault actively protested against both communism and against Western-style democracy. The philosopher's great fame led to the fact that her books went beyond the boundaries of “pure science”, becoming genuine intellectual bestsellers in the West, and then in Russia. The first biography of Foucault published in Russia was written by the famous historian of philosophy Didier Eribon. Hours of conversations with the hero of the book allowed the author to illuminate not only the work of the French thinker, but also her personal life, carefully hidden from outsiders and surrounded by rumors..