Read the full article which is published on Philosophy Bits (external link)“The best way in which the excellence of each thing comes to be present in it, whether it’s that of an artifact or of a body or a soul as well, or of any animal, is not just any old way, but is due to whatever organization, correctness, and craftsmanship is bestowed on each of them… So also a soul which has its own order is better than a disordered one… And an orderly soul is a self-controlled one… So a self-controlled soul is a good one.”
— Socrates, in Plato’s Gorgias
Poststructuralism as a Regime of Truth: Foucault and the Paradox of Philosophical Authority
Foucault’s critique of power and knowledge shaped poststructuralism, yet its rejection of truth risks becoming its own orthodoxy. To remain...
