%0 Journal Article
%T Archeology and Humanism: An Incongruent Foucault
%A Chris Calvert-Minor
%J Kritike : an Online Journal of Philosophy
%D 2010
%I kritike.org
%X Atension exists in Foucault¡¯s writings concerning his alleged antihumanism. While his early archaeological period is taken to sediment his post-structuralist, anti-humanist methodology, Foucault still lets humanism creep into his writing, particularly in his later work. In the spirit of charity, I consider two ways of reading Foucault to overcome this tension: either (1) emphasize his post-structuralism over his humanist leanings or (2) take his humanism seriously and minimize his post-structuralism. After analysis, neither reading is adequate. I conclude that Foucault¡¯s oeuvre is best understood simply as incongruent, contrary to his own remarks to unify his writings and methodologies.
%K Michel Foucault
%K Humanism
%K Anti-humanism
%U http://www.kritike.org/journal/issue_7/calvert-minor_june2010.pdf