>Dear list members,
>
>I need some help with Foucault's notion of "discourse". Does anyone
>know:
>
>a) Why did Foucault choose the term "discours"?
>
>b) Is there any impact from Wittgenstein on Foucault (Wittgenstein's
>notion of "Sprachspiel" for me seems to come quiet near to what is
>meant by "discours")?
>
>c) We are very familiar with "discourse" as a term in ordinary
>language (= speech, conversation, dialogue). Within the philosophical
>'discourse' the word appears in Bentham or Morris with the
>characteristics of a distinct notion. Could there be a connection to
>Foucault?
>
>d) Has anybody in mind a precise definition of "discourse" in
>Foucault or must one distinguish between the "early" an the "late"
>Foucault?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Helge
Dear Helge, you first thing you should do is reed the first lecture given
by Foucault at the College de France, which has been published under the
title: L'ordre du discours.
In French, "discours" is a word commonly used by philosophers. Look in a
dictionary called "Les notions philosophiques" or something like that.
D.Franche, administrateur du Centre Michel Foucault (Paris)
dfranche@xxxxxxxxxxx
Dominique Franche, 3 rue de Valenciennes, 75010 Paris, France; tel.: 0146077058
La vie est un desert dont la femme est un chameau
>
>I need some help with Foucault's notion of "discourse". Does anyone
>know:
>
>a) Why did Foucault choose the term "discours"?
>
>b) Is there any impact from Wittgenstein on Foucault (Wittgenstein's
>notion of "Sprachspiel" for me seems to come quiet near to what is
>meant by "discours")?
>
>c) We are very familiar with "discourse" as a term in ordinary
>language (= speech, conversation, dialogue). Within the philosophical
>'discourse' the word appears in Bentham or Morris with the
>characteristics of a distinct notion. Could there be a connection to
>Foucault?
>
>d) Has anybody in mind a precise definition of "discourse" in
>Foucault or must one distinguish between the "early" an the "late"
>Foucault?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Helge
Dear Helge, you first thing you should do is reed the first lecture given
by Foucault at the College de France, which has been published under the
title: L'ordre du discours.
In French, "discours" is a word commonly used by philosophers. Look in a
dictionary called "Les notions philosophiques" or something like that.
D.Franche, administrateur du Centre Michel Foucault (Paris)
dfranche@xxxxxxxxxxx
Dominique Franche, 3 rue de Valenciennes, 75010 Paris, France; tel.: 0146077058
La vie est un desert dont la femme est un chameau