Is critiquing the notion or use of the notion of human nature to build a
philosophy necessarily a minus? I don't think so but some would disagree
with me.
Many sociobiologists complain about the "modern denial of human nature" by
'postmodernists' like Foucault and Butler and "social constructionists" (the
above).
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Mehmet Kentel <mehmet.kentel@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I guess in the debate with Chomsky he rejects the idea of building a
> philosophy and a political movement around a given quality of human nature
> (that includes, I think, "creativity", which is attributed to human nature
> by Chomsky), but not the human nature itself. I think Foucault's position
> in
> this regard may be called as agnostic...
>
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 5:06 AM, Teresa Mayne <teresa.mayne@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Creativity
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Chetan Vemuri <aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > So this is probably a rather old topic or debate that's been tossed
> > around
> > > before but does anyone here actually think Foucault rejected the idea
> of
> > a
> > > "human nature" outright as in universal human behaviors? I don't think
> > the
> > > rejected the latter per say but I do htink he rejected the idea of a
> > > universal human "nature" or "essence" that could be discovered with
> > > knowledge or liberty, a position shared also by Nietzsche, Von MIses
> and
> > > Hannah Arendt.
> > > what do you guys think?
> > > And do you think a "critique" or "rejection" of human nature as a
> concept
> > > is
> > > necessarily as "flawed" as some make it out to be?
> > >
> > > --
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> > > West Des Moines, IA
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> > > (319)-512-9318
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> the
> > > world"
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philosophy necessarily a minus? I don't think so but some would disagree
with me.
Many sociobiologists complain about the "modern denial of human nature" by
'postmodernists' like Foucault and Butler and "social constructionists" (the
above).
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Mehmet Kentel <mehmet.kentel@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I guess in the debate with Chomsky he rejects the idea of building a
> philosophy and a political movement around a given quality of human nature
> (that includes, I think, "creativity", which is attributed to human nature
> by Chomsky), but not the human nature itself. I think Foucault's position
> in
> this regard may be called as agnostic...
>
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 5:06 AM, Teresa Mayne <teresa.mayne@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Creativity
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Chetan Vemuri <aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > So this is probably a rather old topic or debate that's been tossed
> > around
> > > before but does anyone here actually think Foucault rejected the idea
> of
> > a
> > > "human nature" outright as in universal human behaviors? I don't think
> > the
> > > rejected the latter per say but I do htink he rejected the idea of a
> > > universal human "nature" or "essence" that could be discovered with
> > > knowledge or liberty, a position shared also by Nietzsche, Von MIses
> and
> > > Hannah Arendt.
> > > what do you guys think?
> > > And do you think a "critique" or "rejection" of human nature as a
> concept
> > > is
> > > necessarily as "flawed" as some make it out to be?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Chetan Vemuri
> > > West Des Moines, IA
> > > aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx
> > > (319)-512-9318
> > > "You say you want a Revolution! Well you know, we all want to change
> the
> > > world"
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Foucault-L mailing list
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Foucault-L mailing list
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Foucault-L mailing list
>
--
Chetan Vemuri
West Des Moines, IA
aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx
(319)-512-9318
"You say you want a Revolution! Well you know, we all want to change the
world"