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> the ways in which epistemic systems and ways of organizing knowledge are connected to political power Right. Which was immediately weaponized but poorly and
by Avicebron 6mo ago
> the ways in which epistemic systems and ways of organizing knowledge are connected to political power
Right. Which was immediately weaponized but poorly and at the wrong target(s), which is why he is so reviled.
- voidhorse 6mo agoYeah, believe me, I'm not a fan of the misapplication and misunderstanding of much of this work. It's a bitter lesson in why making one's ideas clear in straightforward prose is so essential. I think Foucault at least, could be absolved from the notion that he intended any kind of said misapplication. Some other philosophers however, I think we're just straight up hacks that exploited the vogue of confusing language and weak metalingual philosophizing (Derrida, cough cough). If only we got students to read Wittgenstein first and save them from all the sophist language games.
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- jrowen 6mo agoI was wondering where Wittgenstein fits into this. He's the only one that truly makes me think "are we taking crazy pills or is it just me?"