Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 17:23:38 GMT From: KENNETH MCPHAIL <K.J.MCPHAIL-AT-dundee.ac.uk> To: foucault-AT-world.std.com Subject: Materialism and Spirituality In a paper I was reading recently the author said, 'There are a couple of sub-schools in this field (critical accounting research, - I bet you didn't realise there was such a thing) which appear to be more united in what they are not than what they are. The issue of materialism is one of the dividing questions in this respect. Some of the critical researchers base their studies explicitly on materialistic philosophy but there are also many, eg the Foucaultian researchers whose studies are overtly non-materialistic.' The reference to materialism relates to an earlier section of the paper where the author suggests that , 'Marx and Engles interpreted Hegels dialectics in a new way, which resulted in dialectical materialism, a way of thought based on the notion that the world is essentially material and not spiritual.' Could anyone explain to we in what sence Foucault is 'non-materialistic'? Also, I know that to be non-materialistic does not necessarily imply to be spiritual but is there any part of Foucaults phylosophy that could be regarded as 'spiritual.'? KJM
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