The "outside" of Derrida or Foucault (most specifically Derrida, of whom I have much more knowledge than I have of Foucault, and it is possible I may be reading the former to some extent into the latter) is the point at which the system breaks down or contradicts itself. It is a feature of the structure itself. It is not a real "outside," like, say, a Kantian noumenon is outside.
--- On Mon, 4/13/09, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] internally riven
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Monday, April 13, 2009, 6:47 PM
>
> On Apr 13, 2009, at 1:38 PM, Eric Beck wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 7:22 AM, Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> You're not getting it Miles. My objection is not
> to the notion that there are social structures that
> >operate independently of any individual (duh). My
> objection is to the notion that there is ONE >structure,
> with nothing outside it,
> >
> > If you think Foucault wasn't concerned with outsides,
> you really do
> > need to stop typing and read the guy.
>
> But that would complicate things enormously! Strongly
> worded opinions might have to be revised. Best stick with
> the straw man.
>
> Doug
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