Chomsky-Foucault Debate on Power vs Justice (1971)
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The debate was about human nature and took place in November 1971 at the Eindhoven University of Technology, in the Nederlands, as part of the “International Philosophers Project” initiated by the Dutch Broadcasting Foundation and arranged by the Dutch philosopher Fons Elders, who was also the moderator.
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It’s such a relief to not have to hear applause in between each speakers points. A time where intelligent debate wasn’t a point scoring, moneymaking, gameshow and was for the pure pursuit of truth is sorely missed.
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No one's gonna mention that these two had a high-level philosophical debate in two different languages without missing a beat?
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As an English speaker, I greatly appreciate the Foucault translation. I feel that not Translating Chomsky into French is a great opportunity lost.
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You'll never know how much im excited to the fact Foucalt is a real person and actually speaks
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I love how they are patiently listening and considering one another's time, voice, and theories. The moderator has nothing to do but sit back and listen.
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I love the duality of Chomsky talking calmly as Foucault smiles like a maniac while picking his teeth
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It's the silence when someone is speaking. The attention given to the speaker you can feel in debates and discussions years ago like this that is so special.
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It’s so apparent that these guys were having a great time, despite their disagreements. I hope we see more of this in our time
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Foucalt: Because our ideals of human nature are based on the beliefs of our society, we shouldn't use these to create a new society which hopes to remove the brutalities of our current society. Chomsky: We have only our current ideals, and we should use them to create a more advanced society which attempts to remove the inequalities of our current society.
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Jokes apart. I am at such a high level of intellectualism that I can't comprehend a single word of these legends
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When Foucault makes Chomsky look like a moderate, you know you're in deep revolutionary territory.
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Foucault: "Everything is socially constructed" Chomsky: "No, some things are human universals"
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Such a joy to see this back! Much appreciate your translation of Foucault's speech into English, I do find it much more concise than the original!
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We need both kinds of intellectuals. The ones who can not formulate concrete solutions, but who can see clearly what's wrong. And those which may miss some of the sofisticated details of society functioning, but can devise practical and mostly realizable ways of improving structures and life.
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It's truly a sign of our times that a conversation so relevant is clearly absorbed by its listeners as nothing more than an example of good conversation. Surely something is very broken in our society, when a video of two incredible intellects discussing the very moral foundations of our society plays more as an example of a bygone intellectual era than as a reference point on 20th century moral philosophy.
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Foucault: “Anarcho-syndicalism is like a pendulum…” Chomsky: “…which can only swing in a circle.”
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The quality of the cinematography and the lens is really special for 1972. This is film in low indoor light and the camera rig/lens and camera man were totally dialed. Not to mention the creative aspects of the audience shots.
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Seriously could listen to this type of debaitng day in and day out. the integrity of these men is admirable during the whole conversation
