Drawing on the philosophy of Hegel, they envision a system of reciprocal knowledge and esteem, in which the affirming glance of others lets everyone be who they really are. This book challenges the equation of recognition with justice.
With typical brilliance and wit, renowned anthropologist Marshall Sahlins takes a critical and satirical look at all things Foucault -- and plenty more to boot.
Throughout these essays, Sahlins also engages the cultural specificity of the West, developing a critical account of the distinctive ways that we act in and understand the world.
"First edition published as Waiting for Foucault in 1993 by Prickly Pear Press; second edition, 1996, third edition, 1999. Fourth edition published as Waiting for Foucault, still in 2002 by Prickly Paradigm Press."--Title page verso.
Drawing on reports in the media and conversations, the author shows that the Confucius Institutes are a threat to the principles of academic freedom and integrity at the foundation of our system of higher education
The deep issue here is the ancient Western specter of a presocial and antisocial human nature: a supposedly innate self-interest that is represented in our native folklore as the basis or nemesis of cultural order.