> Doug asks:
> > > > I just don't see where 'there is no truth' can help.
> > >Because there is none. Why lie about it?
> > Ok, I'll fall into the trap. If there's no truth, then what's a lie?
> Relative.
Things can only be relative with regards to something universal, even if that universal happens to be 'relative.' The truth is (wait for it) --> we *create* universals. Even if there are none (which itself is a dubious claim), universals in some field, say in the field of human rights, might in fact be desirable. In any event, we can create them, perhaps even enforce them. I've never understood anything about the arguments in favour of relativism. Maybe I haven't followed enough of the thread to realize that this was a joke? (jokes invoke universals too, at least if I understand my Freud). The truth is out there. 1+1=2. Anyone who understands the content of the equation is logically obligated to agree (note that I said logically).
Hello. My name is Ken. I haven't read something by Foucault in 9 months.