325: Michel Foucault

<p>With special guest Longinus, P&amp;C drink and review a Belgian saison, then discuss a few essays by Michel Foucault, who many people say was one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. </p> <p>Longinus gives a brief biography, then the boys work through two essays: &quot;What is Enlightenment&quot; and &quot;Truth and Power.&quot; </p> <p>Foucault is considered a post-modernist. The boys try to unpack modernism and post-modernism, to put Foucault in context. </p> <p>His writings are difficult to read. Sometimes it sounds like complete nonsense. But a few things do come out fairly clearly. Most importantly, he believes that all of the things we think of as rational, self-evident truths, are actually dependent on circumstances and the changing fads and customs of a particular time. Foucault would reject the idea of objective truth. </p> <p>In many ways, Foucault contributed to the craziness we see all around us today, with &quot;my truth,&quot; and the idea that everyone gets to define their own reality. </p>