12 ideas
23367 | Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus] |
21945 | Foucault originally felt that liberating reason had become an instrument of domination [Foucault, by Gutting] |
14348 | An 'antidote' allows a manifestation to begin, but then blocks it [Corry] |
14347 | A 'finkish' disposition is one that is lost immediately after the appropriate stimulus [Corry] |
14350 | If a disposition is never instantiated, it shouldn't be part of our theory of nature [Corry] |
21942 | Foucault challenges knowledge in psychology and sociology, not in the basic sciences [Foucault, by Gutting] |
14351 | Maybe an experiment unmasks an essential disposition, and reveals its regularities [Corry] |
21941 | Unlike Marxists, Foucault explains thought internally, without deference to conscious ideas [Foucault, by Gutting] |
21939 | The author function of any text is a plurality of selves [Foucault, by Gutting] |
21940 | Nature is not the basis of rights, but the willingness to risk death in asserting them [Foucault] |
21116 | Power is used to create identities and ways of life for other people [Foucault, by Shorten] |
14346 | Dispositional essentialism says fundamental laws of nature are strict, not ceteris paribus [Corry] |