The five essays collected in this book range over all of Michel Foucault's (1926-1984) work, but their main critical focus is upon objectivity, power, and knowledge. The very possibility of a critical stance is a recurring theme in all of Foucault's works, and the contributors vary in the ways that they relate to his key views on truth and reason in relation to power and government. The papers first appeared in a special issue of Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (Summer 1998). Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.