tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180841405563390250.post267232769958943428..comments2010-05-07T15:30:13.504-07:00Comments on Feminist Philosophy @ Rhodes: Too Contextual?Doctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180841405563390250.post-89450105226485339002010-04-03T17:13:06.645-07:002010-04-03T17:13:06.645-07:00I like your dialogic connection of Alcoff's us...I like your dialogic connection of Alcoff's use of Foucault and Dewey. I am interested in how you perceive Foucault's work on the dynamic between the insane and sane. It seems to me, in my reading of Foucault, that he would advocate for the inclusion of the voice of the "madman" into the realm of discussing epistemology. Based on a binary discourse system between the "sane" and "insane", "legitimate" and "illegitimate" and the "normal" and "abnormal", our language restrains our social understanding of the voice and mindset of the "insane". And, although I do not think that taking into careful consideration the madman's epistemological 'piece of the puzzle' risks criticism for being too relativistic, I do relish in hypothesizing a world in which the madman's epistemology shapes the dominant discourse and therein, the persevering political, economic and social institutions. Can you?L'Étrangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167593348392785547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180841405563390250.post-6700691806041657622010-04-03T17:11:31.541-07:002010-04-03T17:11:31.541-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.L'Étrangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167593348392785547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180841405563390250.post-11594822589831793192010-03-29T23:23:51.708-07:002010-03-29T23:23:51.708-07:00Cal, I just wrote my blog post on the same questio...Cal, I just wrote my blog post on the same question you raise in the beginning of your post. Why does epistemology have to be contextualized by a certain group? What does stereotyping how a group knows what they know contribute to everyone else's overall understanding of knowledge? If we suppose that epistemology is derivative in a certain context do we miss certain aspects that contribute an important part? These are the question I wonder when we talk about the certain type of epistemology. It makes me wonder if we miss the characteristics that would be englightening for a certain area or whether we over estimate certain aspects that do not contribute as much for the group as a whole.C Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494721575408184121noreply@blogger.com