A is for Archaeology (Michel Foucault)

#foucault #archaeology #philosophy

Michel Foucault from A to Z. Foucault talks about his identity as a "surface guy", while being confronted with his indebtedness to Wittgenstein and Abel Rey.

[tuffkookey]

Appreciate the quality work on this little series of Foucault. The puppet's accent makes it entertaining without sacrificing the flow and articulation of his overall ideas. Thank you.

[givepeaceachance]

“This precisely is the misunderstanding” oh boy was I wrong 😅. The metaphor of excavation by the way, according to my Foucaultian professor, is problematic precisely because it relies on the metaphor of discovery. Why don’t we instead use the metaphor of remembering the past with reference to history? Or maybe even something beyond memory (because it quickly turns into memorializing and stratification of knowledge, which is where inquiry ends). Historical inquiry conceived of as historical discovery or even rediscovery relies on implicit assumptions about the nature of the scientist/historian as a heroic figure

[vanderdendur]

As an archaeologist, to be fair we also primarily deal with interfaces and surfaces of layers of dirt. We look for the surfaces and the boundaries, that can reveal relations with other stratigraphic units. What is within the layer is of secondary importance, and rendered homogeneous and almost flat. We care more about the cause of formation of the layer and its relation with other layers, than the individual objects that are hidden within it (those are "for the museum!")

Anyway I love this video.

[shahehuban]

hahaha i love the mini rant he descends into at the mention of Wittgenstein

[aybalacakmakcoglu]

what an amazing work, I look forward to seeing 'G is for Genealogy', please :)

[JohnQPublix]

This is HILARIOUS!!! Thank you so much for making these

[valeriasolis]

This helped me so much!! Thank u for your hard work❤

[ronanmcconnell]

I just found this channel. How amazing! Keep it up!

[aurelienfossey]

Love your work ! Thanks for your clear explanations of Michel's main concepts ^^

[amanaskarizad]

amazing! loved how it ended! heh! you're welcome!

[shahehuban]

Hello!! can you please do C is for Concept? From Archaeology? The concept of concept I find rather elusive!

[shahehuban]

oh also, please do s is for savoir and please elaborate on the distinction between savoir and connaissance esp for the english reader. s'il vous plait!

[salmana]

I think he wanted to say architecture and mis spoke. Now for eternity his disciples will keep re interpreting his genius

[theartistformallyknownassp]

The resemblance is uncanny apart from his tendency to use a Quebec accent.