> Foucault is not Derrida ... Yes, that seems to be true, but from the standpoint of falsifiability, of empirical testing, they're equal. The very fact that p

> Foucault is not Derrida ... Yes, that seems to be true, but from the standpoint of falsifiability, of empirical testing, they're equal. The very fact that people feel compelled to draw a line between Foucault and Derrida, one that hasn't already been drawn by objective evidence, speaks for itself. > ... and contains examples and research that empirically support his observations (in sense of empirical support one often finds in the social sciences and history ... Please don't make this mistake. However strongly you feel about the present topic, don't try to fit philosophy into the science straitjacket. Philosophy's value lies elsewhere.