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| Reason: Reason in philosophy is the ability to think clearly and logically about the world around us. It is the capacity to draw inferences from evidence, to identify and solve problems, and to make informed decisions. Reason is often contrasted with emotion, intuition, and faith. In Hegel there is a distinction between Verstand (that recognizes the differences) and Vernunft (that reassembles them). See also Hegel, Idealism, Thinking, Mind._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Michel Foucault on Reason - Dictionary of Arguments
II 283 Reason/Foucault: we supervise it in particular: neither it nor its past, nor what makes it possible, nor what it makes us, escapes its transcendental destiny. --- III 23ff Reason/Insanity/Hegel: For Foucault, Hegel is the witness for a new therapeutic concept: not just unreason, but a self-contradiction of the reasonable "per se". Hegel: in insanity the immediacy of the heart has the prevalence. >Hegel. From the perspective of the insane non-whole (Hegel) society appears as the real madness. Foucault: wanted to write the story of this other kind of insanity. - - - Gaus I 50 Reason/Foucault/Bennett: Foucault (...) believes that ‘the central issue of philosophy and critical thought since the eighteenth century has been, still is, and will, I hope, remain the question, What is the Reason that we use? What are its historical effects? What are its limits, and what are its dangers?’ (1989(1): 269). Reason/postmodernism/Bennett: To employ reasoning without recourse to reason, as postmodern theory does, is to develop a heightened sensitivity to the ethical and political dangers of relying upon reasoning outside of its relationship to less cognitive forms of knowing and experiencing. >Postmodernism, >Experience, >Knowledge, >Recognition. 1. Foucault, Michel (1989) ‘An ethics of pleasure’. In Sylverer Lotringer, ed., Foucault Live, trans. John Johnston. London: Semiotext(e). Jane Bennett, 2004. „Postmodern Approaches to Political Theory“. In: Gaus, Gerald F. & Kukathas, Chandran 2004. Handbook of Political Theory. SAGE Publications._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Foucault I M. Foucault Les mots et les choses: Une archéologie des sciences humaines , Paris 1966 - The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences, New York 1970 German Edition: Die Ordnung der Dinge. Eine Archäologie der Humanwissenschaften Frankfurt/M. 1994 Foucault II Michel Foucault l’Archéologie du savoir, Paris 1969 German Edition: Archäologie des Wissens Frankfurt/M. 1981 Gaus I Gerald F. Gaus Chandran Kukathas Handbook of Political Theory London 2004 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19