[lbo-talk] How radical was Derrida? (was 'does anyone read poststructuralism anymore?')

[wrobert at uci.edu]

Interestingly enough, Hobbes took this view, and saw witch burning as a
legitimate activity to stop the social formation despite the fact he
didn't believe they could actually cast spells.  (not that Miles is in
support of witch burning, but the emphasis on social activity is common...
Hobbes seeing it as an illegitimate formation, but its power deriving from
the social) (Federici writes about this in her Caliban and the Witch)  In
addition there is an interesting study by Carlo Ginzberg looking at the
records of the trials, and makes the argument that a trace of a social
formation can be found in those records, although one that is heavily
distorted.  robert wood
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> This makes no sense to me.  Witches (just like any social group) exist
> in a society if people identify themselves and others as legitimate
> members of that social group according to their local cultural
> standards.  Whether or not their actions "work" according to some
> outsider's standards is irrelevant.
>
> Miles
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