I'm not sure how those ideas are reconciliable.
Foucault's arguments about the "modern episteme" are more concerned with the
constitution of knowledge in general in society rather than specifically
philosophical western metaphysics. However I could be wrong.
I do think I can see a common impetus between both their ambitions here in
what they're doing.
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 5:45 PM, <R.Thomas-Pellicer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> Any ideas of how to relate the modern episteme (as characterized in
> Foucault's Les mots et les choses) and the history of Western metaphysics or
> philosophy as presence as deconstrued by Jacques Derrida?
>
> Any bibliographical reference of note?
>
> With thanks,
>
> Ruth Thomas-Pellicer
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> You write [do research] as you play chess: never conservatively trying to
> pettily defend your own domain, but in an ongoing assault upon other
> authors' domains —their writings. Once you learn how to read them
> dynamically –in transposition— you will win over the duel: your enemies will
> provide you with the answers you were after...it is a kind of magic!
> --Florence Maurice-Amondi
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
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"You say you want a Revolution! Well you know, we all want to change the
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Foucault's arguments about the "modern episteme" are more concerned with the
constitution of knowledge in general in society rather than specifically
philosophical western metaphysics. However I could be wrong.
I do think I can see a common impetus between both their ambitions here in
what they're doing.
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 5:45 PM, <R.Thomas-Pellicer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> Any ideas of how to relate the modern episteme (as characterized in
> Foucault's Les mots et les choses) and the history of Western metaphysics or
> philosophy as presence as deconstrued by Jacques Derrida?
>
> Any bibliographical reference of note?
>
> With thanks,
>
> Ruth Thomas-Pellicer
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> You write [do research] as you play chess: never conservatively trying to
> pettily defend your own domain, but in an ongoing assault upon other
> authors' domains —their writings. Once you learn how to read them
> dynamically –in transposition— you will win over the duel: your enemies will
> provide you with the answers you were after...it is a kind of magic!
> --Florence Maurice-Amondi
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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"