For some reason, the following message below didn't get posted (I
think!) the first time I sent it, so I'm trying again. Please bear with
me if it was already posted.
Blaine
> Ferda,
>
> Let me apologize for the tone of my last message. I think it came off as
> being a bit more harsh - now that I've read it over again - than I
> really intended.
>
> Though I suppose I was a bit surprised by your suggestion that
> Foucault's life was "fucked up." I do appreciate your comments and
> clarifications concerning the role of the author.
>
> I'd be interested also in hearing what it might have been about F
> that you (or, perhaps you are just suggesting that it is some others)
> think was fucked up about his life. That he was gay? Into S/M?
> Had HIV/AIDS? Shaved his head? Wore those damn turtleneck sweaters?
> Wrote and studied with brilliance? Was politically active for many
> less fortunate (and in some cases, more fortunate) than himself?
>
> I suppose I was surprised with the broad brush you used to paint such
> a complex picture. Maybe you could clarify for me.
>
> And again, I'm sorry for the tone of my first response. :)
>
> Blaine Rehkopf
> Philosophy
> York University
> Canada
>
> --
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think!) the first time I sent it, so I'm trying again. Please bear with
me if it was already posted.
Blaine
> Ferda,
>
> Let me apologize for the tone of my last message. I think it came off as
> being a bit more harsh - now that I've read it over again - than I
> really intended.
>
> Though I suppose I was a bit surprised by your suggestion that
> Foucault's life was "fucked up." I do appreciate your comments and
> clarifications concerning the role of the author.
>
> I'd be interested also in hearing what it might have been about F
> that you (or, perhaps you are just suggesting that it is some others)
> think was fucked up about his life. That he was gay? Into S/M?
> Had HIV/AIDS? Shaved his head? Wore those damn turtleneck sweaters?
> Wrote and studied with brilliance? Was politically active for many
> less fortunate (and in some cases, more fortunate) than himself?
>
> I suppose I was surprised with the broad brush you used to paint such
> a complex picture. Maybe you could clarify for me.
>
> And again, I'm sorry for the tone of my first response. :)
>
> Blaine Rehkopf
> Philosophy
> York University
> Canada
>
> --
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