Re: Foucault and Feyerabend

Sehr geehrter Herr Martin,

I'm no help on Feyerabend and Foucault, but I can assure you that your
English, as reflected in your message, is not at all poor. Es ist sehr gut.
Good luck on your project.

Mit freundlichen Gruessen,

David Brockman
Graduate student, Theological Studies
Brite Divinity School
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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From: Freudenreich@xxxxxx <Freudenreich@xxxxxx>
To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, August 20, 1999 7:22 AM
Subject: Foucault and Feyerabend


>Dear all!
>
>My name`s Martin Freudenreich and I`m a student for philosophy and physic.
>Right now I`m engaged in writing my diploma thesis about Paul K. Feyerabend
>and his opinion about rationality.
>
>As PKF doesn`t restrict his work on philosophy of science alone but also
>wants to analyse science and its connection to society the name Michel
>Foucault hit me several times.
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>With my poor English it`s hard to describe in detail what I am up to, but
>I would be glad if anyone could tell me, if Foucault has ever mentioned PKF
>in his books or interviews. I guess, there must be a strong connection
>between these two men, who have more or less the same "mission" as regards
>society.
>Hilary Putnam said, that both "Feyerabend and Foucault" would be
>"extremists", who had "something political" in their heads. And now I am
eager to
>prove THAT and show it in detail!
>
>Thank you!
>
>Martin Freudenreich
>(freudenreich@xxxxxx)
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