Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 14:07:17 -0800 From: hugh bone <hughbone-AT-worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: Query Beth Wilson wrote: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% REPLY: "Le Differend" is the most completely indexed book on philosophy, or language, I've seen. Most of the author's paragraphs are numbered and cross-indexed several ways in an "index of terms". However "sovereignty" is not one of the terms indexed. "Authority" is indexed, as are "genres of discourse", and phrase "regimens", and "politics". The purpose of a tribunal is justice, but a plaintiff divested of the means to argue becomes a victim. Genres of discourse and phrase regimens dominate language: What we can say, how phrases can be linked, how language works, how judgments (including truth/falsity) are made. Such are the elements of ideologies/laws,customs etc. by which the sovereign state (think 185 nation-states) justify life or death decisions concerning their citizens. Sovereignty comes from God, or the more or less sacred documents resulting from the American Revolution, and a little later, the French Revolution. Or perhaps from any ideology which can gain power over the "minds" of social groups, reward compliance, execute dissenters etc. My interpretation of course, but not rigid. If anyone is interested it would be easy to discuss "Le Differend" paragraph by paragraph. Lyotard gives great deal of emphasis to certain Greek and German philosophers, also Wittgenstein and Gertrude Stein, incorporating extensive quotes and comments. This material also is well-indexed. Hugh ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > I'm afraid I've drifted a bit myself from much direct reading of Lyotard, > which is one of the reasons I'm subscribed to this list -- I'd hoped to > try and keep the braincells stimulated a bit in that regard, so it would be > nice to see this list become more active again..... > > With regard to sovereignty, I'm much more familiar with the term in the > context of Georges Bataille's thought. Where does this term arise in > Lyotard? (Does anybody more clued in than I am see a connection between > the way the two use the term?) > > Oh well, my $.02. > > Beth
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