Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 11:00:31 -0400
From: Ralph Dumain <rdumain-AT-igc.org>
Subject: Re: A Marcuse Renaissance????


At 11:27 AM 9/7/02 +0000, matthew piscioneri wrote:
>And how are we going to do this without the tools of theory? There is a 
>valid differentiation between micro-theoretical and macrotheoretical 
>analysis. Ideally, the two interpenetrate and inform each other. Foucault 
>does get specific in his analysis of the emergence of bio-power, for 
>example. Habermas, albeit in the context of West Germany, outlines his 
>juridification thesis which details specifics. Anyway, what would the type 
>of analysis you ask for look like? Do you expect names, dates and places? 
>In effect you want supplied the blood and guts details of a change in the 
>zeitgeist. I think that is a BIG ask. Zeitgeist-type explications suit 
>macrotheory construction.

This is just what I want, and it is a much bigger matter than your theoreoke.