Re: [Foucault-L] genealogy of power

btw
would anyone characterize Foucault's work on ethics as an extension of
genealogy or as going under an entirely new mode of inquiry?

On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Chetan Vemuri <aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I think he only uses the term as a broad description of what he is doing in
> the interviews mostly, without wanting to formalize it too much in the
> actual books themselves, for fear of turning it into a totalizing
> methodology, though I could be wrong.
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Lou Kramer <loukram@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> To me 'genealogy of power' is only a shortcut for a detailed formulation.
>>
>> Archaelogy: A historical analysis of (forms of) knowledge originated in
>> truth games
>> Genealogy: A historical analysis of (systems of) power ruled by power
>> relations
>>
>> Or some formulation in better English.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Lou Kramer
>>
>>
>>
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  • Re: [Foucault-L] genealogy of power
    • From: NICHOLAS CRANE
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    Re: [Foucault-L] genealogy of power, Edward Comstock
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