Foucault on Bachelard

Chomsky Vs. Foucault (1971)
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part 2 ita sott.
In 1971, American linguist/social activist Noam Chomsky squared off against French philosopher Michel Foucault on Dutch television; the program was entitled ‘Human Nature: Justice Vs. Power’ and offered sharp contrasts between the more traditional view of ‘human nature’ and what would become a postmodernist perspective.

Foucault on Pleasure Vs. Desire (1983) ita sott.
In this 1983 audio clip, Foucault responds to questions about his last project – the multi-volume “History of Sexuality” (three of a planned six were published)… here, he discusses the shift from the ancient, Greco-Roman sexual ethic that involved ‘pleasure’ as the primary motif, to the modern (often psychoanalytic) notion of ‘desire’ which became the modern ‘key’ to unpacking the ‘essence’ of the ‘human being’.

Foucault On ‘Disciplinary Society (1983)
part 1 ita sott.
part 2 ita sott.
In this 1983 audio clip, Foucault’s responded to questions about arguably his most influential work, “Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison” (1977)… specifically, the focus was the orgin of the prison system as it relates to the emergence of what he termed – ‘disciplinary society.’