These are scans from Technology of the Self , a seminar with Michael Foucault. I love this passage about 'knowing what you are' - When Foucault is asked about his professional title(s) the question becomes more contemplative than the usual reply. In particular, I find his answer inspiring for my project in that he compares the silliness of having to confine oneself to a title to desiring to know the end of a book before you begin writing it..
It is this kind of mind, the open, wondering, beginners mind that I wish to have through the process of making this book
a mindset which is hard to keep sometimes amidst the pressures of life!
It is this kind of mind, the open, wondering, beginners mind that I wish to have through the process of making this book
a mindset which is hard to keep sometimes amidst the pressures of life!
