[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I remember Bentham for his "felicity calculus." A precursor (I think) to
> today's utility curves in economics and maybe to attempts to create
> "genuine" indicators for economic progress.
>
> Also (I believe) for his attemptes to create a system which led to "the
> greatest good for the greatest number"
[snip]
One would not expect schools to teach the truth [what Enzo Paci
calls: "The meaning of truth"...], but rather
to teach "true propositions" as red [but, of course, not
Communist] herrings. Never lie when a surreptitiously decontextualized
truth will accomplish the same purpose better.
In general, I cannot understand and do not enjoy structuralist/
post-structuralist/postmodernist texts. But Foucault's
_Discipline and Punish_ is an exception, and, even in translation,
parts of it -- like Foucault's description of the last public execution
in France (and, of course, Bentham's Panopticon...) -- "sing".
+\brad mccormick
--
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21)
[ I am looking for a Waltham Premier Maximus pocket watch in
excellent condition. Any "leads" much appreciated. Thank you. ]
<![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
914.238.0788 / 27 Poillon Rd, Chappaqua NY 10514-3403 USA
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/
