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(Re)describing Foucault: with Rorty, against Rorty

This paper aims to put in dialog the French Philosopher Michel Foucault and the North-American Philosopher Richard Rorty. It presents Rorty's lecture of Foucault's work and analyses this interpretation. After that, the paper offers an alternative interpretation of Foucault's work, suggesting that Rorty was quite imprecise in his interpretation A final commentary about this conversation.

Rorty; Foucault; Philosophy; Politics


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