Monday 14 September 2009

Madness and Civilisation

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/philosopherszone/stories/2009/2679437.htm

Excellent interview here with Justin Clemens talking about the 50th anniversary of Madness and Civilisation. Though I'm not sure that year is correct?!?!

Good to hear they actually talk sense on the radio in Australia unlike here with our fucking let's not talk about difficult concepts in case we get embarrassed mentality.

Relating to this the City Journal went in hard on Foucault here http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/cultural-capital/2009/08/prison-chomsky-foucault in a fitful attempt to mould him like the philosopher's Papillon. A conceptual escapee. It's a lousy intro if nothing more, but not an appealing piece nonetheless.