Short Answer


1		What major assumption of traditional science does Jurgen Habermas question when it comes to the study of humans, and why?



2		What did Michel Foucault mean by discourse, and why did he think that reality is invented, not discovered?



3		What do structuralists mean by a sign, and how do they explain the meaning of a sign?



4		Explain what Jacques Derrida means by privilege, difference, and the free play of signifiers.



5		Why does Richard Rorty reject the notion of truth as "the way the world is", and what alternative does he put in its place?



6		Is it possible to detect one's own ideological biases?



7		Do human being use language, or does language "use" human beings? Discuss.



8		Do all oppressed groups suffer? Are all groups that suffer oppressed?



9		Must a technocratic society also be a dehumanizing society?



10		What attitudes do we harbor today concerning madness and sexuality?

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