>Yeah, he's anti-democratic, anti-socialist, and misogynist. I
>understand the gagging. However, he is still a brilliant philosopher.
>He introduced many provocative ideas that still influence
>social theory and research (e.g., the fiction of the unified,
>individuated self; the "genealogical" method). In short:
>he's important to understand, just skip the goofy stuff
>("when you go to woman, bring your whip--").
Great prose stylist too. Exhilarating to read.
Doug