Abstract

In this paper I will concentrate on discussing one particular interpretative ambiguity in Foucault’s work. Amongst several such ambiguities, it seems to me quite important, at least for one reason: the vagueness surrounding the reception or interpretation of Foucault in this particular case reflects the uncertainties regarding both his political leanings and his strictly intellectual or philosophical stance. I have in mind something for which perhaps Foucault has become most famous - and this is possibly an additional reason for dealing with it: his conception of power.