Read the full article which is published on Philosophy Bits (external link)Our ability to agree is important when we need to make decisions about our shared future. I might judge that the most significant facts lead to one conclusion, whereas you might feel other facts are more salient and support a different conclusion. Usually this is not a problem, as we can simply discuss the merits of the facts until we reach a conclusion that we can both accept.
But if we cannot even agree on what is a fact or what is true, then we might not be able to make any progress. Here, it can feel like we’re living in two different realities. It can feel like I cannot bring you to see the world as I do and you cannot bring me to see it as you do.
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...
