[lbo-talk] Foucault on AIDS, was Fidel

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

On 12/28/06, James Heartfield <Heartfield at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> James Miller quotes Berkeley philosophy professor Hans Sluga warning
> Foucault about AIDS:
<snip>
> ... Clinching to his point, Foucault leaned towards the professor.
> "Besides," he said, "To die for the love of boys: What could be more
> beautiful."' (350)

Ah, that's the quintessential Foucault!

Shi'ism comes with self-flagellation.  I wonder if Foucault considered
it during his sojourn in Iran.
-- 
Yoshie
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