Where does this quote come from? "Politics, Philosophy, Culture?" Thanks
> "What I try to achieve is the history of the relations which
thought
> maintains with truth; the history of thought insofar as it is the thought of
> truth. All those who say truth does not exist for me are simple minded."
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> >Foucault states that he does not deny all verifiable truth (such things as
> the >sun rises every morning), but he denies the absolute truth of morality,
> >philosophy and most of social life as being "the" truth, it only functions
> as >such.
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> The Cartesian split? Also given the full quote we can, I think, see Foucault
> grappling with the relation between thought and that which thought is about;
> Truth. As for it being Nietzschean, you are absolutely right. But then again
> I don't suppose your are arguing that Nietzsche, anymore than Foucault,
> solved truthfully that is, the problem of truth. Thus, of course,
> establishing truth as an alterity distinct from the thought of truth.
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> I think you have quite nicely decided to read Foucault in a particular way,
> a way that is, that elides the difference between the thought of truth and
> truth. What would Foucault say about this. I can only guess of course, but
> probably something like, 'All those who say truth does not exist for me are
> simple minded.' :-)
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> "All those who say truth does not exist for me are simple minded" (Foucault)
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> Colin Wight
> Department of International Politics
> University of Wales, Aberystwyth
> Aberystwyth
> SY23 3DA
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