Michel Foucault and the games of truth

This text emphasizes the affinity between Foucault's and Nietzsche's thought.

Both philosophers tried to give clarity to modernity's arbitrary nature.

Following on from Foucault's diagnostic enquiries into a "History of Sexuality" and Nietzsche's appreciation of ancient culture, the author's study aims to show a practical consequence: the self-stylization of the individual.

This aesthetical attitude replaces belief in metaphysical and even scientific meaning, thus leading to a philosophy-of-life.