On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Darren wrote:
> Foucault would argue that language and specialised languages position
> people in various ways. It is a site of power. So, 'intellectual' texts are
> a site of power which, through their specialised language, discipline the
> reader in a particular position.
> How would Foucault respond to the suggestion that his own writing ... which
> is specialised ... does the same thing?
I have a feeling you're assuming that discipline per se is a bad thing
(which, for Foucault, despite egregious (that's the word of the day;)
interpretations like Rorty's, is not the case), and that you think you've
caught Foucault in a self-referential catch-22. Maybe I'm wrong. Anyway,
I'm sure he would respond that it does, of course.
Matthew
----Matthew A. King------Department of Philosophy------McMaster University----
"The border is often narrow between a permanent temptation to commit
suicide and the birth of a certain form of political consciousness."
-----------------------------(Michel Foucault)--------------------------------