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Nietzsche, Genealogy, History is a helpful essay when considering the 
disadvantages of adopting the notion of "progress"- especially in the 
teleological sense of evolutionary stages progressing towards the eventual 
fulfillment of World Historical Spirit. Such a notion often leads to 
smoothing out the differences, discrepancies, and discontinuities of the 
'past', in favor of an endorsed or authorized 'present'. This is why the 
Enlightenment notion of 'progress' has consistently been held in suspicion 
by critical circles throughout the past century.
I might be wrong though- any comments?

-jmg



>>for foucault there is progress toward ever higher stages of
>>scientific knowledge.
>
>Please explain - to my mind progress is a highly suspicious
>concept...
>
>Regards,
>
>Pia Staunstrup
>
>

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