I just love statements like this.
genealogy's presuppositions are not structured by
>exclusionary binarities.
Who says? I say it, thus it is, I suppose? So, if we want to avoid
exclusionary binarities (whatever the hell that means) we simply go
genealogical do we?
The notion of the "other" (gender, race,
>ethnicity) is not necessarily what genealogy excludes. It is not even
>its concern.
Exactly, thus effectively excluding it. Strewth give me strength.
One other point though. It is simply facile to criticise Einstein for not
solving the problem of why trains to Aberystwyth never run on time. His
theory had no relation to this topic. F's work however, does bear heavily on
issues of sexuality and it may, and I say only may, be susceptible to
critique for its neglect of the role of gender in this dimension.
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"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."
(Foucault)
Colin Wight
Department of International Politics
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth
SY23 3DA
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genealogy's presuppositions are not structured by
>exclusionary binarities.
Who says? I say it, thus it is, I suppose? So, if we want to avoid
exclusionary binarities (whatever the hell that means) we simply go
genealogical do we?
The notion of the "other" (gender, race,
>ethnicity) is not necessarily what genealogy excludes. It is not even
>its concern.
Exactly, thus effectively excluding it. Strewth give me strength.
One other point though. It is simply facile to criticise Einstein for not
solving the problem of why trains to Aberystwyth never run on time. His
theory had no relation to this topic. F's work however, does bear heavily on
issues of sexuality and it may, and I say only may, be susceptible to
critique for its neglect of the role of gender in this dimension.
--------------------------------------------------------
"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."
(Foucault)
Colin Wight
Department of International Politics
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth
SY23 3DA
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