PHIL 2 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Michel Foucault, Thomas Kuhn, Human Events
9 Aug 2019
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The wounds of zeus: the men giving birth. The question should first focus on the notion of "human nature" to see if throughout various historical stages it has remained unchanged, or if on the contrary, it has shifted in accordance with the paradigm in turn. This would be a study strategy in the manner of the archeology of knowledge of michel foucault, or the studies of thomas kuhn with reference to the philosophy of science. It is worthwhile that zeus himself, the most powerful of the olympic gods, gave birth to two of his most notable children: Hephaestus, the god of fire and metal forging, was the one who helped zeus to motivate the birth of his brothers at the point of an ax. In these cases, something very unique can be seen: zeus is the highest expression of divinity, is omnipotent and the last axiological guarantor for all human events.
