Noam Chomsky · Politics
The 1971 television debate in which Chomsky and Michel Foucault clashed over the deepest question in politics: is there a real human nature that can ground a universal ideal of justice to fight for (Chomsky), or are ‘human nature’ and ‘justice’ themselves products of society and instruments of power (Foucault)?
You learned that in 1971 Chomsky and Foucault debated whether justice is grounded in a universal human nature (Chomsky) or is a historical construct that serves power (Foucault), with Foucault claiming the proletariat fights not because its cause is just but because it wants to take power. Explain the clash and what e…
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