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Technologies of the Self

Arts and Ideas by BBC

May 15, 202657:02Arts

‘Technologies of the self’ is a phrase from the French philosopher Michel Foucault to describe things people might do to shape the people they are, like dieting, exercise, journaling, or in an earlier age perhaps like pr...

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Technologies of the Self is an episode from Arts and Ideas by BBC. ‘Technologies of the self’ is a phrase from the French philosopher Michel Foucault to describe things people might do to shape the people they are, like dieting, exercise, j...

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Published May 15, 2026, 57:02 long, audio available.