1971Documentary1h 10m

The Chomsky - Foucault Debate: On Human Nature

Name: The Chomsky - Foucault Debate: On Human Nature
Released: 1971-06-05
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Noam Chomsky, Michel Foucault

The Chomsky–Foucault debate was a debate about human nature, between Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault in the Netherlands, in November 1971. Chomsky and Foucault were invited by the Dutch philosopher Fons Elders to discuss an age-old question: "is there such a thing as 'innate' human nature independent of our experiences and external influences?"

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Michel Foucault

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Pcorn'n'Spectacle

★ 10

Historical debate! Great philosophical dicussion on the structure-agency-problem and the challenges to scatch an alternative to the hierarchical and capitalist status quo.