Chris Horrocks

I read ‘Introducing Foucault’ for two reasons, one wholly superficial. Firstly, because I enjoyed ‘Society Must Be Defended’ and wanted to get an overview of Foucault’s life and other work. Secondly, because I liked the book's cover. I found it a very quick read, as it’s quite short and the text is broken up with lots of illustrative cartoons. I’m not sure how much the cartoons added to the philosophical explanations, although I was amused that Foucault looked uncannily like Spider Jerusalem. I found the book informative, but I doubt I’ll remember all the philosophical terms. (Please don’t ask me to explain what an episteme is.) I feel better informed about Foucault’s life, preoccupations, and writings, though, so as an overview it did its job.
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