> >>> jkschw at hotmail.com 06/10/01 11:50PM >>>
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>I haven't particapted much in this, but I'll put in my cryptic two cents. I
>think it is necessary to distinguish between Foucault the sociologist of
>knowledge and Foucault the French philosopher.
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>CB: Actually, this note from Justin is not cryptic , but plain talk
>on philo from a pro., helpful to amateurs. I did wonder what is the
>common denominator of "_French_ philosophers"
This use of "French" as an epithet reminds me of Trent Lott saying a few years ago that Michel Camdessus should have resigned as managing director of the IMF because he was "a socialist from France." Obviously, listmembers would disagree with Lott on whether MC was a socialist and whether being a socialist is a bad thing, but there seems to be some agreement on the French thing.
Doug