I am still a fan of Foucault's Later work, when he dropped the paranoid marxism of his youth
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despite many glaring faults, it’s the best/most important philosophy of the second half of the 20th century IMO
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Sahlins critiques the misuse of Foucault in Anthropology and Cult Studs here to effect: https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10524/1552/1/paradigm1.pdf …
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That looks like a lot of fun! I know Sahlins’ work a bit and find him impressive—didn’t realize he was funny too!
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humor, in this case, is condensed wisdom.
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indeed. And I see you just posted under the sign of "cargo cult"!
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And, in further odd synchronicities, I’ve written about Obeyesekere (https://vividness.live/2011/06/24/protestant-buddhism/ … e.g.), >
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and about Hobsbawm’s Invented Traditions (https://meaningness.com/invented-traditions-and-timeworn-futures …)
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