geneology and presence

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More on foucault v. Derrida:

Althought Foucault maintains that geneology is not about finding =
origins, does it not resemble a kind of nostalgia that is common to =
Derrida's critique of history? It seems that Foucault admires certain =
practices that have been marginalized by traditional historicism, such =
as the ethics of Rome and Greece in Antiquity. Also, defining geneology =
as the "history of the present" also seems to bring about two distinct =
(but related) problems for Derrida: 1) the temporal present as a myth =
and 2) his critique of history as a nostalgic narrative. any thoughts?

Loren
UTexas=20

"Where you see ideal things I see human, all too human. Alas, I know =
man better."
--Nietzsche

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Althought Foucault maintains that =
geneology is not=20
about finding origins, does it not resemble a kind of nostalgia that is =
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to Derrida's critique of history?&nbsp; It seems that Foucault admires=20
certain&nbsp;practices that have&nbsp;been marginalized by traditional=20
historicism, such as&nbsp;the ethics of Rome and Greece =
in&nbsp;Antiquity.&nbsp;=20
Also, defining geneology as the "history of the present" also seems to =
bring=20
about&nbsp;two distinct (but related) problems for =
Derrida:&nbsp;&nbsp;1) the=20
temporal present as a myth and 2) his critique of history as a nostalgic =

narrative.&nbsp; any thoughts?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Loren</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>UTexas</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Where&nbsp; you see ideal things I see =
human, all=20
too human.&nbsp; Alas, I know man=20
better."<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
--Nietzsche</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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