From: "Stuart Elden" <Stuart.Elden-AT-clara.co.uk> Subject: Re: hello out there Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 08:17:42 -0000 In reply to Tony's post, at least on the theme, does anyone out there know of any links between Foucault and Ivan Illich? I've had a friend trying to convince me (unsuccessfully) that Foucault must have read and been influenced by Illich, as their ideas were so similar. I haven't read much Illich (only his book Deschooling Society, which explains why Tony's mail triggered this one), but there are similarities there. I think they are at least partly superficial, and the odd references to Illich in F's work seem to dismiss him (there are a few references to the book Medical Nemesis, which Foucault seems to have read in the early-mid 70s). Anyone know anything in detail about this? Best wishes Stuart
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