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Ideas for 'Parmenides', 'Examination of Sir Wm Hamilton's Philosophy' and 'Ethics of the Concern for Self as Freedom'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

7426	Critical philosophy is what questions domination at every level [Foucault]
	Full Idea: In its critical aspect, philosophy is that which calls into question domination at every level
	From: Michel Foucault (Ethics of the Concern for Self as Freedom [1984], p.300)
	A reaction: A very French view of the subject. It is tempting to say that they had their adolescent outburst in 1789, and it is time to grow up. With rights come responsibilities...

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 1. Continental Philosophy

7423	Philosophy and politics are fundamentally linked [Foucault]
	Full Idea: The relationship between philosophy and politics is permanent and fundamental.
	From: Michel Foucault (Ethics of the Concern for Self as Freedom [1984], p.293)
	A reaction: This idea is one of the biggest gulfs between continental and analytical philosophy. Many aspects of philosophy are turning out to be much more social than analytical philosophers might have thought - epistemology, for example.