Jacques Derrida's "Cogito and the History of Madness"
Theory & Philosophy
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Foucault's Interpretation of Descartes' Cogito
Derrida wants to expose some fundamental problems in Foucault's work. He can't help but feel the fear that it will be interpreted as a challenge. The teacher's voice is always in Derrida's head, even before he speaks. And so the disciple must then learn to speak.
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