Michel Foucault Beyond Good and Evil 1993)

It's funny, having learnt Foucault through a French university education in philosophy, that this Anglosaxon perspective completely omits 'Les mots et les choses', translated as 'The Order of Things' - in France, this is often seen among philosophers as the work that defined Foucault's approach. Read it and you understand the method and, of course, the madness in it, that he employed in his other works. For a documentary of only 40 minutes, I'm left wondering whether it wasn't simply the lure of the gory details that drove the film makers, rather than a desire to reveal the man, of whom such details are an integral part, but only one. And also, I would be of those who think the overarching influence of Nietzsche upon his thought should also be included. But a very enjoyable watch, thanks to the uploader.

This documentary is why I love YouTube: you can find old gems. I knew they would have something on Foucault.

"The madness of desire, insane murders, the most unreasonable passions - all are wisdom since they are a part of the order of nature. Everything that morality and religion, everything that a clumsy society has stifled in man, revives in the castle of murders. There man is finally attuned to his own nature." --Michael Focault, 'Madness and Civilization'

I love the way this is delivered. Feels ike Old Top Gear.

Thanks for uploading this great doc.

1:44 could've sworn that Mr. Bean was interviewing Foucault

I think this is the most entertaining documentary I've ever seen. Thank you so much domakesaythink00 

thanks for the upload

Finally a documentary on a philosopher which looks not only at the biography, but makes a good effort to bring the ideas as well down to us commoners. Very good.

UMMM,I'll get back to this. Well presented. Thank-you.

Thanks for sharing this video.

If one knew nothing of Foucault before watching this documentary, not much would have changed after watching it. This is all breadth and no depth - Foucault's legacy would have been better served if the makers of this documentary perhaps focused on his theories of sexuality, justice or class. Still, I guess this was watchable.

A good solid introduction into Foucault's work.

greatly interesting, thank you

I keep watching you vids, nice

Good introduction to who he was as I begin to read his works. Thanks.

Foucault was a man with an innate desire for justice and truth in that, which I can greatly identify with.

Superb documentary. Thank you for posting.

I have read and absorbed a lot of Foucault. A lot. And I did love this video. Just a few moments of cliche here and there, but so much value is in this please see it.

A doc focusing on the personal life of Foucault. In Foucault's eyes: could there possibly be anything less interesting--more loathesome? He would say this is completely missing the point, an approach pandering to temporal, personal details while caring little for ideas.