I agree. I think I may have misread point 3 when I thought I was criticizing
it, but yeah, you and I are on the same page.
What do you make of Garry Gutting's book on Foucault's Archaeological
period? I didn't really like it for some reason. It seemed to be a bit too
conciliatory to Foucault's critics and made some unfair judgements on
Foucault's attempts to distance himself from the idea that he was providing
totalizing generalizations on epistemes in The Order of Things.
But maybe I'm wrong.
What do you say?
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 5:12 PM, <R.Thomas-Pellicer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chetan,
>
> I think that your interpretation --if I understand it well-- of the
> prominenence of Nietzsche at the self-same archeaological level --a level
> which thus re-inscribes all the events of the modern episteme, and as you
> say, melts down the differences human/social science-- is not in conflict
> with my point 3/. What is more, it further reinforces it.
>
> And somehow answers your own query on my clarification: yes, Foucault
> intervenes, and prominently so, in the (interpretation of the) birth of what
> at the time was going to be the 'post-modern' episteme --regardless of
> labels. He is a midwife in this birth. He would have been delighted that by
> know Man would have been dispersed from the 'post-modern mode of being'.
> Hence the change of emphasis away from the death of God towards the end of
> man. And largely, the realization of his wish depends on those who work in
> his wake --this being my point from the outset.
>
> Ruth Thomas-Pellicer
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
> "After Nietzsche's devastating criticism of those 'last men' who 'invented
> happiness,' I may leave aside altogether the naïve optimism in which science
> -that is, the technique of mastering life which rests upon science- has been
> celebrated as the way to happiness. Who believes in this? -aside from a few
> big children in university chairs or editorial offices." -Max Weber
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
>
>
>
>
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"You say you want a Revolution! Well you know, we all want to change the
world"
it, but yeah, you and I are on the same page.
What do you make of Garry Gutting's book on Foucault's Archaeological
period? I didn't really like it for some reason. It seemed to be a bit too
conciliatory to Foucault's critics and made some unfair judgements on
Foucault's attempts to distance himself from the idea that he was providing
totalizing generalizations on epistemes in The Order of Things.
But maybe I'm wrong.
What do you say?
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 5:12 PM, <R.Thomas-Pellicer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chetan,
>
> I think that your interpretation --if I understand it well-- of the
> prominenence of Nietzsche at the self-same archeaological level --a level
> which thus re-inscribes all the events of the modern episteme, and as you
> say, melts down the differences human/social science-- is not in conflict
> with my point 3/. What is more, it further reinforces it.
>
> And somehow answers your own query on my clarification: yes, Foucault
> intervenes, and prominently so, in the (interpretation of the) birth of what
> at the time was going to be the 'post-modern' episteme --regardless of
> labels. He is a midwife in this birth. He would have been delighted that by
> know Man would have been dispersed from the 'post-modern mode of being'.
> Hence the change of emphasis away from the death of God towards the end of
> man. And largely, the realization of his wish depends on those who work in
> his wake --this being my point from the outset.
>
> Ruth Thomas-Pellicer
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
> "After Nietzsche's devastating criticism of those 'last men' who 'invented
> happiness,' I may leave aside altogether the naïve optimism in which science
> -that is, the technique of mastering life which rests upon science- has been
> celebrated as the way to happiness. Who believes in this? -aside from a few
> big children in university chairs or editorial offices." -Max Weber
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Foucault-L mailing list
>
--
Chetan Vemuri
West Des Moines, IA
aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx
(515)-418-2771
"You say you want a Revolution! Well you know, we all want to change the
world"