Overview
Enlightenment Rationality: “Science discovers the truth” (Descartes) or “Science produces the truth” (Foucault)?
- Briefly explain each philosopher’s answer to knowledge/power relation question.
- Compare and contrast their positions; identify the key point(s) of conflict.
- State your thesis, e.g. “In this paper I will argue for Descartes’s position, against Foucault’s position…” and specify your criteria for judgment.
- Use the film, “One Flew Over the Coo Coo’s Nest” to illustrate & support your thesis.
- Use your own educational experience to illustrate and support your thesis. Hence, you might use these question for guidance:
- What is the objective truth about your mind/intelligence/knowledge?
- Does your g.p.a. mirror a truth about your or does it produce a truth about you?
- Has schooling/grading shaped/determined your subjectivity or has it been the path to truth/Enlightenment?