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Two things restuhlits :f rom l.C artesisaujnbe citvictoyn tinuteosb ea cknowledbgye adl alc ademic powerass a powerfaunld s tialctli vien telulaeltc rtadition. ••• � ••� .. �. v •• v v �.J� � • 2.I ti sh igh time ptahrattio sftaC hnaesr tessiuabnji evtciyst houlindt ,h e faceo ft hweh olweo rlpdu,b litshhev iire wtsh,e aiirm tsh,e tiern den­ cieasn,dm eetth insu rsetraylo eft hSep erceto fC artesijaentc isviutby witthh peh ilosompahniicfaelos fCt aor tessiujabenic vtyii ttlsfe. Thihso okt huesn deavoutrosr easstehreCt a rstieasnu jbcetw,h ose rjeectifoornms t hes ilento fpa altclht e s trungggp lairtoifet so dya's academailat:h oaulgtlhh eosrei entaatrioeoffi ncsli laiyn volivnaed de adly batt(lHeba ermasviearnssdu esc onstrucctoigoninviisetsc tnisite;s vtesr sus NewA geo bscura.nt.)i t.s,h t esay r ea luln eidti nt herijere ctoifot nh e Cartessuijbacent T.h e pooifcn otu,r isse ,tn oor te tutrotn h ce ogiintt hoe guisienw hicthh inso tihoans d ominated mtohdoeurg(nht th see lf� transpatrheinntks iunbegjc tb)u,tt ob rintgol igihttfs or gottoebnv eer,s theex cessuincvaken,o wlekdegredno eftl h ec ogwdhoi,ci hsf afror m the pacifyiimnagg oeft hter anspaSreelnft.t hTrhpeeae r otfs tbhoeo fkoc us ont odya'tsh rmeea ifine ldisnw hicshuj bcetiviisat tys takteh:te r adition ofG ermaInd ealipsoms-A;ttl husseproilaint pihcialloh syo;tp he' edcon­ structisohntiif forstm' S ujbetct ot hep roblteimocaf m ulitplseu jbcet­ positaionndss uj bcetiviza1 tEiaocnhps a.rs tt art'> a cwhiptathe orn a crucaiuatlh wohro sweo rrke press eanentx emlparcyr itioqfCu aer tesian sujbectiviat sye;c ond chtahpetdnee ra lwsi th vtihcei ssiotftu hdee s fundameanlnt otitohna utn dertlihepesr ecedcihnagp t(esrju ebicvtyii tn i GermaInd ealpioslmi;t siucbajle ct.iovnti.;hz 'ea Otdeipucso mplaesx ' the psychoanalytoifct haeecm ceorugneotnf ct eh seu jbec.t2) ParItb egiwnist ah d etaicloenodfn arttiwointH hei edgrgse'e nedavotuor tmvetrhsheeo riozfmo ond eCranrs tinea sujbetcivAigtayi.ann da gaitnh,e inherleongtio fct hepihri losopphrioecjcatcl o mpeltlheead u thentic philoesroospf hs ubjteicvtiota yr ticual caetret eaxicne smsiovmee notf 'madneisnsh'e rteocn ot gwihtioct,hh etyh einm mediaetndeelayv outroe d 'renorma(ltihdzeic a'b olEivciialnl K antt,h e' inghotf twhoelr di'n Hegeelct,. .)A nd tphreo blweimt Hhe iedggeirst hahti sno tioofn modern jsecuitbvidtoye nso ta ccoufnortt hiisn hereexncte -sists imply doenso t' cvoert'h aats peocftc otgooi na ccouonfwt h icLha cacnl aims thacto giitsto h e jsceutob ft heU ncosncioHuesi.d eg'gsfe atrafll aiws clreladyi scerinnit bhlefeai luorfeh irse adionfKg a nti:nh ifsoc uso n trnascenadlei nmtaginaHteiiodne,g mgiers stehse k eyd imensoifo n imaginaittidsoi ns:r upatntiiv-ets,hy entaiscp ewchti,c ihsa nothnearm e fort hea bysosff eredomt;h ifsa ilure anleswol icgaohsnttt hse o ld questoifoH ne ideggNearz'eisn geamgen.S to,af ttehr icso nrfontiaotn, these cocnhdpa teern deavotuoer lsa bortahtese t atoufss u jbeicvtiitny Il'll l.KUUUL llU�"\1 3 Hegeflo,c usoinnt gh lei nbke twetehnpe h ilosophicoaflr enfolteixoinv ity andt her efletxuirvtneh acth aractetrhie(z heyss tersiucbajleo)cft t h e Unconscious. ParItIc ontaai snyss tematic cowniftrthoh neft oautprih oinl osophers whoi,n o new ayo ra nothteoro,Ak l thusasste hre sitra rtpionignb tu,t latevria,a c ritiocfiAl stmh usscr, detvheeoilwron pt ehde ooryf p olitical subjectLiavciltaytu:h' eso orfyh egemonBya,l ibatrh'esoo rfye galiberte, Rancietrhee'osory f rn eestnetneB,ad iotuh'eso orfys u bjecatsifi vdietlyti ot y theT ruth-ETvheenfi tr.sc th aptfeorc usoenBs a dioaut'tse mtpoft o rmu­ latae ' poliotfti rcust thh'ac to uludn dermitnoed ayd'esc onstructionist and/opro stmodesrtnainswctie t,ah s peceimaplh asoinhs i psa thbreaking readionfSg t P auAll.t houIga hm i ns olidawriitBthay d ioaut'tse mtpot reasstehredt i mensoifoun n iversaastl hiet y torpupeo soiftc ea pitalist globalIir semj,eh citcs r itiocfiL samc a-nt haitsh ,i tsh estihsap ts ychoa­ nalyissni ost a blteo p rovitdheef oundatoifao nne wp olitpircaaclt ice. Then excth aptaenra lytsheews a yisn w hicthh ef ouaru thotrasc ktlhee predominant 'post-politicsatla'nw chleii cbihest r haepl o-ldietmio­cratic camlo deo ft odayg'lso bcaalp itaelaicsohmf ,t hemd eployhiinosgw n versoiofpn o litsiucbajle ctivization. ParItI dIe alwsi tthh ostee ndencoifte osd ay''pso stmodpeornl'i tical thougwhhti cha,g aintshtes pectorfet he( transcendSeunbtjaelc)t , endeavtooua rs setrhtel iberaptrionlgi feorfat thiemo unl tifpolrem osf subjec-tfievmiitnyi gnaey,, ethAncicco .r.dt.io.nt gh iosr ientaotnieo n, should abanidmopno stshgieob alolef g lobsaolc itarla nsformaantdi,o n instefaodc,ua st tenotinto hned ivefrosrem osfa sserotnien'pgsa rticular subjecitnio vuirct oym plaenxd d isperpsoesdt moduenrinv eirnswe h,i ch culturreaclo gnimtaitotnem rosr et hasno cioeconsotmriucg- gtlhea its tos ayi,nw hicchu ltusrtauld hieasvr ee platchedec ritioqfup eo litical economTyh.em osrte presenatnadtp ievres uavseirvseio oftn h esteh e­ oriewsh,o sper acteb1x1p resissim ounl ticult'uirdaelniptsoitlt iyt iisc s', JuditBhu t.lp�e(rsf ormatthievoeor fyg endefro rmatiSootn .h ef irst "Chaptoefrt hipsa retn gagiensa detaicloendf rontwaittiBhou nt ler's workf,o cusoinnt gh osoefi tass pecwthsi cmha kep ossiab plreo ductive dialowgiuteLh a acniapns ychoan(ahleynrso itsi oonf's p assiaotntaatceh ­ mentasn'd t hree fletxuirvcneo nstitoufst uibvjee ctTihveil taysc)th. a pter thedni recctolnyf rotnhteks e yi ssoufe' Oediptuosd aiys't :h es o-called Oedipmaold eo fs ubjectiv(itzheaemt eirogne nocfte h es ubjtehcrto ugh thei ntegraotfti hoens ymboplrioch ibietmiboond iiendt hep aternal Law)to darye alilndy e cliAnned?i fs ow,h aits r eplaciitnI?gn a con­ frontawtiitothnh ep roponeonftt hse' secomnodd erniza(tGiiodnd'e ns, 4 THET ICKLISSUHJBE CT Beck)i,ta rguefso rt hec ontinuaocutsu aloiftt hye ' dialeocftE incl ight­ enmentf'a:fr r oms implliyb erautsif nrgo mt hec onstraoifnp tast riarchal tradittihoenu ,n precedenstheidfi tnt hem odeo ff unctionoiftn hge symboloircd etrh awte a rew itnesstiondgae yn gendeirtsso w nn ewr isks andd angers. Whilteh ibso oki sp hilosopihnii ctbasal s itce noirti, sfi rsatn df oremost ane ngagepdo litiinctaelr venatdidorne,s stihnebg u rniqnuge stioofhn o w wea ret or eformuall aetfe tainstti,- cappiotlailtipisrctoa jle icnot u re rao f globcaalp italainsdm\!_ t.si deological sulpipbleermaeln-td,e mmouclrtait­ic culturaOlniseom f.t hpeh otoosf1 99w7a su ndoubtetdhlayot f m embers ofs o�e indigenotursi bfer omB ornecoa rryiwnagt eirn p lastbiacg tso puto utg iganftiircwe hsi cwhe red estroytihnegih ra bittahte,r idiculous inadequoafct yh eimro desetf fomratt chebdyt heh orroorfs eeitnhge ir entilrief e-wdoirsladp peAacrc.o rditnong e wspapreerp orttsh,e g igantic clouodf s mokec overitnhgee ntiarree oaf n ortheIrnnd onesMiaal,a ysia andt he southern Phdielriapiplnieandte usr iet seiltfsn, o rmacly cle (becauosfet hec ontinudoaursk nebsese,sw ereu nablteo a ccomplish theipra ritn t heb iologirceaplr oductoifpo lna ntHse)r.e w e havea n examploeft heu nconditiRoenaaollf g lobCaalp itpaelr turbtihnevg e ry realoiftn ya tu-rether eferetnocg el obCaalp itiasnl e cesshaerryes ,i nce thef irweesr eno ts imptlhye r esuolftt h e' greeodfl' o cwaolo dm erchants andf arme(rasn do fc orruIpntd onessitaanto ef ficailallosw iintg)b ,u t alsoof t hef actth abte causoeft heE lN iiioe ffectth,ee xtraordinary drougdhitd n ote ndi nt her ainwsh icrhe gulaqruielnyc shu cfihr esa,n d theE lN iiioe ffeicsgt l obal. Thicsa tastrtohpuhgsei vebso dyt ot heR eaolf o urt imet:h et hruosft Capitwahli chr uthlesdsilsyre gaarnddsd estropyasr ticulliafre -worlds, threatentihnevg e rsyu rviovfah lu manitWyh.a th,o wevearr,et hei mpli­ catioonfst hicsa tastroAprheew ?e dealimnegr elwyi tht hel ogiocf Capitoarl i,s t hilso gijcu stth ep redominatnhtr ustt hoefm odern productaitvtiisttou fdt ee chnological doovmeiarnn adet xipolno itaotfi on naturOer? f urthermiosrt eh,iv se rtye chnological extphleuo littia­tion matee xpresstihoenr ,e alizatitohned eoefp epsott entoifam lo dern Cartessiuabnj ectiitvsietTlyhf? e a uthora'nss wetro t hidsi lemmiast he emphatpilce oaf ' Nogtu iltfyo!tr'h eC artessiuabnj ect. Inh erc arefeudli tionfgm y manuscrifpotrVs e rsoG,i lliBaena umont regulacraltyc hmees w itmhy (intellepcatnutadslo )w nh:e rg azuen err­ ingly discerns irnte hpele itnioetf it ohnosu ghmto,r oniicn consistencies INTROCDTUION 5 oft hea rgumentaftailoasnte,t ribuatnidro enfse retnhcaedtsi splmayy lacokf g enereadlu catniootnt ,om entitohne a wkwardnoefss tsy .l.e. howc anI n otf eeals hameadn,dt huhsa theer O?n theo thehra nds,h e haesv errye astoonh atmee. Ic onstabnotmlbya rhde rw itlha tien sertions andc hangoefts h mea nuscrsiotp hta,Itc ane asiimlayg ihneerp o ssessing av oododoo lolfm ea ndp ierciitinn tg h eev eniwnigtsah g igannteiecd le. Thimsu tuahla treadst, h ewyo ulhda vpeu ti ti nt heg oodo ldd ayosf clasHsoilcl )wosoidg,n tahlesb eginnoifna g b eautiffruile ndsshoIi p, dedictahtibeso otko h er. Notes I.F orad etaicloenrdfo tnatiwointt hh cer itrijeceaclt oifot nhC ea rtessiuabnj ecitni vity cognitive ssecSeil eanvZcoiejzs e',kT ,hC ea rteSsuibajnve ecrts tuhsCe a rteTshieaanet 'ir,n Cogiatnodt hfU nron.e1erSlil.nau vZsoi,jz eDku,r haNmC,:D ukle' nivePrrse1is9ts9 y8 . 2.I netrestienngoluygt hh,e tpharretaesl scoo rrespotnodt heg eoagprhitct ioafd Geramn/Frencghl/omA-eAnrictarnia tdiGoenr:m aInd ealFirsemn,pc ohl itpihcisalolop hy, Ang-lAomreiccaunl tural studies.