Paul Rabinow
Known for his work on the anthropology of science, particularly his engagement with Michel Foucault's ideas and studies of biotechnology.
Quotes by Paul Rabinow
The ethical life is a life of constant self-fashioning, a continuous effort to become who one is.
Foucault teaches us that power is not just something that is exercised over us, but something that we also exercise on ourselves.
The contemporary is a field of emergent possibilities, a space for invention and transformation.
The anthropologist must be a bridge-builder, connecting different worlds of meaning.
The concept of 'human nature' is a cultural construct, not a biological given.
The modern project is an unfinished project, always in motion, always open to revision.
The ethical task is to cultivate a critical awareness of the forces that shape our lives.
Foucault's work is an invitation to think differently about ourselves and our world.
The contemporary is a time of both fragmentation and new forms of connection.
The anthropologist's craft is to make visible the invisible structures of power and meaning.
The human is a being that constantly questions its own limits and possibilities.
Anthropology is not just about describing cultures; it's about understanding the power dynamics that shape them.
The fieldwork experience transforms the anthropologist as much as it reveals the other.
Foucault taught us that truth is produced, not discovered.
In the laboratory, science is as much a social practice as a technical one.
Ethics in anthropology demands reflexivity, not just objectivity.
The modern self is a project, endlessly revised and negotiated.
Power is not held; it circulates through discourses and practices.
To study the human is to engage with its fragility and resilience.
Colonialism lingers in the methods we still use today.