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The trite example I listed _is_ obvious, yet as obvious as it is, some folks insist that “science” is this free thinking process.

Foucault of course is much more expansive than my trivial example, covering the notion of institutions as ideological enforcement, among other things.

No fool on Hacker News can summarize his work in a reply, and one would be heavily encouraged to read it. It cuts right to the core of epistemology itself.




Apologies if I misunderstood the example. I will be reading some of his work. It sounds like I may be in agreement with his premise. Thanks for pointing him out to me.


I was an unruly youth when I first was fed him.

In hindsight, I truly believe that not only were his theories several generations ahead of their time, but also likely a critical body of work regarding epistemology that would relate to developments in AI etc.


I'm intrigued! Thanks for spreading the wealth!




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