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MICHEL FOUCAULT PHILOSOPHER Essays translated from the French and German by TIMOTHY J. ARMSTRONG Routledge New York What is a dispositif*? Gilles Deleuze Foal’ phiscphy is oi greeted at an aalss of conte sca spparstns [pons] Bot wr a dupe In the fet tenet i ‘angle 4 mulilinarenaenbl It compen of ines cach having flere ‘ute Ao the Lina nthe appa do not oun o ucroand seme ‘stich ae each homagenousia hei own ight ube langage ond oo, but lw cectiony, ac noses which are aways ane, ‘rawing together ad then dancing tence fem oe anether, Each ine Js oer and sabe to chnger den ifrsting ad forked, sa bic ting, Vase cbc effin whichcanbe formalaed feces reced and ubjots 8 prsin ar like eto an tra, Ths the ce rnjor specie which Focal sieeve dite, Knee, Power nd Sugetvy ate by no mean once gen oes ao abu eso Sarai ich sopplant one apart vay na re tha Foe cover ow dierions, new les. Gent inkes ae seh wis they dor cele ft prec by mean of rs, sad tars Thinking Insermeof moving bres was th races putforvaréby Herman Melle, md "Asiqvolved hinges andes of decent woh cold be dangerous 0 faa Fora lke fines of enetain bat als fief reshage and of race Untangling tee ines mihi eal pps nn each se ike daming up 4 map doing eatopraphy, sorvcyingwaknown land seapes, 208s wa eal working othe round -Ove bo porta fone thc: ies hens ees ins whic dona ot mse up the Soc appraas bora thre and plat form North oS Enso Westor diagonally. “The isco dimension of sei pparts por thet which eed tia anc ees ee 19 Feuca e oat atenton inthe t intance— te cust ian corstofenincaten The spparsunsar ie ayand Reusefeetee sucha Foes sayeth se macicr whch ke oe ne ‘ork Vata cnmateredbck weg nuecet lg sca ai lupo pe-sstog objec alemndec neottghe en ea vatlehupesinprsl rome appantn suction Exappareton Ise of sracring igh he ways shh asad ngs Aisebtng the ve aed the vb, ging bith ops wbes a fepenent ont rth evan an sing tem edge Tho ‘te noo for ing ols or acetate oon ep Svamepte ouch sd for sng wah ong acu Hoppa, Shimane ate thro be oon regimes oii bu seom ep eat euneiton: Aras Kron in tre ca be ted bck tes of uneaion cee ahh the dient prions of elects de {reread te coressethemshes ttm lene! taser ‘hoe ae cate hich bearbeiten tment 3 Berary gern sone af aro cal eveme cb seed erect by theres femunices wha hey pene Vy teeter act nore bt rps hich must be dete or Foot of view of he sea om the pt tw of nt whieh con be nance wth ee diing slams and maton wh ts wl snl. And every apres ck eh thc, ring ig bn en ase ll, “Thi, expe posi cosas of inc of ores be satan el nee Poh ina way they ey he ctr yd angen Ibeweenenlincsndana ting ogo beoeenstemecncngansayag nd ve vr ting ses ich only ers been narod {hg conta wing bce ween hem The i of foes st “inanyranonhip ren on pit odie a pus aah eves stern the apart Tough uibleoodunyal idykete a hte ore go sprle eithines hn Powered a trang and be fds hss in Rous Brincando poste Magi and Rebyral Thre Senenon of owe aad power ie thine ar rrala he aparan cee spas ‘ferme ike powcr out Laowledge Lor Finally, Fowl dcree lin of ajctaon. This aw dimeson haley gre et tadesvanng teresa fo whch ed {seem rene terme Nore thon syns the dcorery af ne Ssnevon noe ato » wae n Fouls thug ap 8 hd teens dees er imo vd the ep fil ape pea fd wo Wher ive dope? {or thems new eretion inorder op then rom becening liked io snbeeabelns a ore which would ior dfnive con: Labi snrcenemlery exresion hina fei which settheghon the move pun whence think elation hs Been band: wehought we were for bat we were beck ot it the opens Feu far his art as ‘Sncernedthat heel appaatze passe bicnbe was anayeing shold fot Beceanteried by ar enlping ne, nr etber vectors eal bese = psting above or Below i Maybe eosin the te beng dhe Boe ‘Sevens ypaning Ths bypani of te ne of ores wet happen shen i tarot om tel, meanders, rer obecre and goes vndergroutd erate when the fry ited a eatring i a ner elas si Soather ore, tare bce en bel, works on orale ill Ts cine Som of th Sis by no ane a preening determination which oe Ens Feady-oude Heres sbne of sbecieaton na proven a production subjectivity na cl appara Mpa tobe made, nsmnach the fppuraus alowritto come miobengor makertpouble Wiralinef arse Itexapesprecdingine and etcepesfom tal The Slfereiherknowedge tor power Iris a prove of indian which bene cn groupe end 30 fron and is ube Irom the power relations which ave eed Sottating form af koowedge laoia| a sore of plarvalue Ii at ean that al ocal spparaacs pari eompioe ee Foweaol designs the tin cy tthe facplae in which objet vin ws ioe thi i eeu Ie ecrding tothe original efter Itch vest the cy which Sven the ie offre which re Tigh heel ofc men Nom, rm eiline wtih maker pombe for ve fre mans cammand ethers ery illeert one branches ff which hs ‘hts mn who command fee en hag tbe era ea mater omelet isthese optional ves of el mast whch cnt sbjeteaton and this {stoner eee sits subsequent allel upon to inspire new posers (ne might wonder fees lines of abjcienton So nt frm the extreme Boundary ofa ancl appa [ipon]. aed if pethae they serch the oweven of ne appaats fo another im he sens preparing fo ‘bs oF nce Aad lnc etic ven gener frmulaany mote han the thes Hines Thug ely erupred, Poses’ reach would hare shows that proceue ef sbjeieation cou tke on gute dierent ors Femthe Grek mode fr enamplein Chinian oa appaatee|dapsfin sodern sites andsoen Canoncnotbink efappratioawheresbjefien ‘Son docs ot ome about hugh inert if orth aetheiand einence ste iceman, bthrouph the marpislaedexitcaeat he tider? This the Sinlgiat Foes cplin how the Uber slave somehow lt hie oi ‘aru and found hie hom back ona elated, ening ie i= nest of which he was tosh ae forms of power ana encwedge Ts wi ies Doteuze sy ofthe vaio inthe pref sbjesiction sens oe the furdenenta sts which Foe eto hve who wou alow ir] ‘eve ht here rude int of arcane roe oncenngs oy of pre Moly portal coer Theses ef aeivy en eie beth blscot ho eringue Ne, {Sy the gen Bn dierent conn thy oe thease ted the inter he hei or anni onan ees le ‘yplgy of jee fermions sing spasas ccs sheet mip oe ee onion nyt fom ower and eel trowel one mil eparon apa Inonietobereisenedin mater nfornewbichoreyetocome Mong, “These apart thse camped of llonng cena tne of ity aerate, iso fre nef aietin ne ie “ing, eager all of which erst ard mig oes sane lines eproacing or gong ru eee, by ream of escn secon hangin the oy they a groupe. Tw nora ceeegunne oe ora hep oct appartes ip) Te foe che te ped eg of tinea The antral nex ing the a heh eto expt Al hie of anon, which a hea hare cont cneriates Pe Owe the hte Pus the ec tue sent wien bt gr psec shron, toa teniexton, objet sbjeteten = reso in he pn appa Io eschappets iss malipiy nwh opene rece of tar sulin formation stir rom thee operating noses hie that Foucault rp cmb ced tos ptm, calm, besvs.plunlsn Beha is enon whch pss the peop soe th proces rstonlon gn opescwn seen oe afaltiges ut oseraon. roe paye geo Nec repng ‘hetisoral aa of earns and he agp impose of epee leila he eet forms of ratonlty io owe ar (Koy, Biche’, Canuiiem) ad 9 cape rece io tsof toni i power Wet) Php be nasser te eS for Nines ftps f tenant nat ewes dealing oth Butwharhencoaly rfc the iSnicon of ipo wit Ren ps crkince. 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The new neat fan apparatn in eaicn ce tho whic have gone beloreir whe we cl traci, varaztaliy. The ves inthecarrent Then ten et wha we tcbuteiter hate rein the proce af ecming = hat che Othe, ‘reomingether Ineacharorsu Hip ircesaryvoisingh what weae(tbatweatealrendy loner and what wears he proses ebm: Ing hier parand he cent pue Hore see, the dean hat we are and whit we are ceasing tbe, whist the corre isthe sketch hat weare become Lathe sme ay hry ore ahve ht il Se ater from ours, whit he create the Orbe with wich we ae Sealy coinciding. Iie sometine hugh tht Pouca pis pcre | ‘modern societies ners of icin sei appraise lspoinoppo- Sono ide sal aparatses prin eich overly sthekey or fepr Yessy comeans theca the dag which Foucale desis se the history of wat we gradual cease to be, and ot presentaayeakey Takeson the fmat doponeg fens andconinvescetratina way which ‘Sey der rom eentlsed dips Foucault resi Burroughs, wc our ear wb conte rest dsipline. Thus. Vonisnce whether thins mee Forcomkihisweuldbetomakesppete ways ‘oC producing abpetvy which weold be cable essing ts new far ‘of donation, ways which woud be very diferent Gorm tox which were feemeny exec agai digines Would this mean new Uhl ne ‘roncntions power ne fons subjection? Incsch apport me have untangle lines ofthe vce pst and toa of de eae ace: shh conto the arcivc and arch elongate preset ha which rlongeoisoy and har wih Belongs the rae Of Bemis seb cogs he onlin thatch blog she digo I Fovcale lea pea piovpher, bene be wed itr or there seeing Ieyondit ms Neteche seid msg apsiating an thoson ie or ee sake 6 often one hopes will same For what appear tobe she pest day othe few acceding to Fossler what Nite called the wrvaonabe, the cmtemporay the becoming which ifrestes with hiory, the digrote “thchecaynains wh he ode Thais ato pede bo toe tense Voie unknown which knocks tte dove Nothing shows hs ber than Fann psa Arh de ocr, whch valid forthe rea of Fowauls wor ssa andns of he sine spies a preggo wih ate seeatE tant non or pees heer of rene ‘ies pre et ead dering yea 6 Tehsoan th sua a demi To eee he chive Staci pnie tnd be amr a ts eatin hs of Teeyootdssoute ach tae tented ote cur evn the te GT Sisene cise yt tek pt a hat Sin teger noe em hat ih aloes aie paces ‘eps wil ie mma ng oe Emer ony deve pace th mr cna eas ee ne seins untecsrst matey ruta pm seein itsand tosh in adrance tat ne wil ok hein flee Bu peter focus stnporl ety a ea ese sulern efrteconre wh ren ho ee rd tance sah cr ee ete hctigal mmo rab dre Fa es cies Lovin hen he ogre et Sth ac larly by mane be tera fasion eae efector ro illerene fre SERS SAatiatecticccotumen tn urate ee erene tmana “The cieres ines fn appa ips) vide ine wo groups: Bes of atautenton ov sedimentation, an ines leading othe present da oF eaiy The etconseguencefthimehodconeeasthewhciect Fouls “Toe tn nt is bokeh pcs eet achive with exter tien metas, egg te General espal of de seven entry Ahccli of she eee entry epson of he nineteenth ener, the Inbjestii of Ane Gree and then Christian. Butlas one hao {SNL Por nroughaconcenferigorounenhroughadesrena om 0 pad ough confidence nhs ett he dws not formulate te oh al Te orotate sexplty only ne erie which ake lace conten porary with he aching etch afer bck what canbe wid nomads {four insanity, pron. esualiy? Whe new modes of bjectfein an be teen to appear teday which, inde ste nes Geek nor Crain? Talat [jcslon: nora, haus Foucel il de end (we who ae no eager her (Gresko o Chitians-) Right il heed of his lie Pouca ataced 16s ‘cea Done Fimprance a intevews,n ance snd een more 0 aoe a the wat a cate he a a oy them but eee in thm he wa abet ae ther nes Leading the preset hich cee alee frm fexpresion From the ln which were day together in he aoe bake. Thee eee vies ate dager ater ike the statin seth Ritch, whom works orchard alessone es thet iahe content of the Nach con Cemporay with cach of then. Pa complete wok of Sowa ach ae Defer ta sald cnesve ob, cao separate af the ook which hae made ‘ch an impremoa onal fo fom the terse which eed os own Fou cmerdea teaming the usdering sat andthe eset ay ‘SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS Mishel Kansehorziea tat ies Daleue did nets ne word tut Where Should one ste he note ol wah tesing wen ows ak ola ‘tena ts an eras Gepontn ea? Orn acmensan ah ‘Sies Dsteuzerecied at Foucadt be tue RES A uve nie ‘ha uth desgrotee the ensemble of te poduelons wien come ebeut Inside an apparatus (s2008 An apparcte copies of eran ton. th of gan Vay, tthe ower eo subjoevaten Th Ist actualsaon theres wrich canes an spars Te eat em ‘Pecnsomblect appaatuves (copes) adeste fru wich cou move from ona ba ohare someting corsa cud be whos mown in Fuca ork ‘Manta Fri Coseved thet Foucault's phiosophy belongs loa pow eget and post Marc aston wo shee beak wh the rivera in Enagenment thugs. None De ess, on ids Ie Foueaut as keds of Unease: appreusoseepose) disooures, aves ard soon, we ove tht the brook with he uric grt a adcal ens Intend fee “Giles Qaieuze sesso fat he ris betwpen constants and varie. The iq uerelsc'be basin aqueson ow paceoe hat shing new might come lo he wert? Ota ghoeoa or, is whtenead ara Bergson. rad ets teamonilqoeten meat Dmosopy. mater ite gener fone ao Used in rr to eho 6 Soparaueealaspce2) hey are amc venovaraee constant ‘one nay vl. The nes whch mae up Ne aparatusescamonsial co Sruove vatone, hare oe no more uverses = that so say, ete rating exept nes of varaion. The genoral Irma are the corns ‘ic he fe ering oer ane ate irae xinton 2 ‘Raywond Belour wondered whe R woud be aprerrae © siule 6 Was oe dopo? Feuzau’s txts on the sbjecto af une is of bd a terre ot Sache, ron de tine irs anatase caer. 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Michel Foucetee suse? “Ges Deleuze indented et re was no genoa roy, Sagnesic woxibbs une nFovenl twas snne need locale, tx cat appara lovereakage andtastre Sovainee ose weresiodag or he velot Messer tebe rs on nv folds srs} Ne GRNEIY. 8 Sil be sa ae nes of abasivaen hea kus are acre. roves cag rth aero cea. Evaluation rae ade aor Pir einc com, ecndng o ncaa othe appreus,Toghe ager iby wou be fo urdsmne a Gcplne wich ses pork as thet ‘Setenlgy. na Seapine sprest Fat Tail wonowres Fours’ piso cok suoed in eking gunvavariesctie Wosom mn Goal be oenass POSEY exe “Gina Deleuze rpled ta oa long ie Foucault is mb to trae seauanece th Foren Psion” But is ie DKS he ene leogesaquances srg win to Greeks. Cou ths sane ororion De those georenncany? Crd rathoos enaogous to fase of FUeaut Be @ seo study evant coo spperases (epost those of he Mise East? Gortariy sa sincaFoveu language fangaga) veh waeaegsin ‘ernst pres of ins, 2 etargmant, as mince ener, St Pave anranal ecto

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