Foucault's genius is to go down to the little dramas, dress them in facts hardly anyone else has noticed, and turn these stage settings into clues to a hitherto un-thought series of confrontations out of which, he contends, the orderly structure of society is composed.
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"Foucault's genius is to go down to the little dramas, dress them in facts hardly anyone else has noticed, and turn these stage settings into clues to a hitherto un-thought series of confrontations out of which, he contends, the orderly structure of society is composed." — Ian Hacking
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Foucault's genius is to go down to the little dramas, dress them in facts hardly anyone else has noticed, and turn these stage settings into clues to a hitherto un-thought series of confrontations out of which, he contends, the orderly structure of society is composed. — Ian Hacking
About Ian Hacking
Ian Hacking was a Philosopher from Canada (1936–2023).
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This quote is attributed to Ian Hacking, a Philosopher from Canada.
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Ian Hacking lived from 1936 – 2023.