'For me, writing implies having already accepted one's own death.' (see. Foucault: writing begins after death)
Bit of a blah outside_Sternstunden_Philosophy_
Great moment philosophy: "Men are becoming more and more feminine", title. What do you mean by female in this case?? If you say, that there is no "masculinity" as such there is more, but only facets, cultural appropriation, roll; then neither can it "Wei ...
Foucault on his letter to C. Bonnefoy, 1968, 4
'There is an insane will, to exhaust the language in the smallest sentence. It's probably related to the imbalance, that exists between language and discourse. The language is that, womit man eine absolut unendliche Anzahl an Sä ...
Foucault on his letter to C.Bonnefoy, 1968
'It upsets me greatly, that my readers introduce themselves too freely, that there is a certain aggression in my writing. For me, writing is an extremely gentle one, subdued activity. I feel like velvet, if I write. Mi ...
Why Melancholia by Lars von Trier made me cry again
What do I care, when melancholia shatters the earth? Fear has given up on me, Angst, from which I drew for many years, you too .... was mich erschüttert beim zweiten Filmabend mit Lars von Triers Melancholia ist das immerwiederkehrende Motiv des r ...
Foucault_from a conversation with Claude Bonnefoy_1968
'... I read all these texts, by breaking with all intimacy, with which we can stand with them, avoiding all effects of recognition. I try to present them in their singularity, in their greatest possible strangeness, and ...
Foucault_Conversation with Claude Bonnefoy_1968_
'When I faced the impossibility, to use my own language, I noticed at first, that she is a strength, has a consistency, which is not simple like the air, that you breathe, so no absolutely imperceptible transparency. Dann erkannte ...