Well, your definition of what the task of a philosopher _is_ is one
interpretation, sure. If you're so well versed in philosophy you'll no doubt
realise that 'what is philosophy' is a much debated question, with many
different answers.
Your simplistic assumption of what other 'disciplines' do is also open to
question.
In my book (out next month) and elsewhere, a large part of my argument is
that Foucault has been reduced to one or other academic discipline - that
he's a historical sociologist, or a sociologist, or geographer, or whatever.
Drawing parallels with Heidegger I try to outline why Foucault should not be
reduced in these ways, and that he can be thought of as being concerned with
a much more fundamental problematic, that of historical ontology. I discuss
at length all of those 'concepts' - i.e. the ones you invoke to show for you
that he was a philosopher - and many others. But I don't like that as a
reduction either, as in _this_ is what he was doing, and that's it.
But whilst that's perhaps close to what you're suggesting _now_, it's quite
a distance from what you were suggesting before. Have you noticed how far
you've been forced to move positions in these debates without ever really
acknowledging it, or losing that self-righteous tone?
> But I assume you dont
> have philosophy education, and thats why you dont
> get not the NONSPECIFITY of his philosophy!
Don't assume Jivko, it does you no credit.
Stuart
interpretation, sure. If you're so well versed in philosophy you'll no doubt
realise that 'what is philosophy' is a much debated question, with many
different answers.
Your simplistic assumption of what other 'disciplines' do is also open to
question.
In my book (out next month) and elsewhere, a large part of my argument is
that Foucault has been reduced to one or other academic discipline - that
he's a historical sociologist, or a sociologist, or geographer, or whatever.
Drawing parallels with Heidegger I try to outline why Foucault should not be
reduced in these ways, and that he can be thought of as being concerned with
a much more fundamental problematic, that of historical ontology. I discuss
at length all of those 'concepts' - i.e. the ones you invoke to show for you
that he was a philosopher - and many others. But I don't like that as a
reduction either, as in _this_ is what he was doing, and that's it.
But whilst that's perhaps close to what you're suggesting _now_, it's quite
a distance from what you were suggesting before. Have you noticed how far
you've been forced to move positions in these debates without ever really
acknowledging it, or losing that self-righteous tone?
> But I assume you dont
> have philosophy education, and thats why you dont
> get not the NONSPECIFITY of his philosophy!
Don't assume Jivko, it does you no credit.
Stuart