Truth

From Geography

The word truth in human geography refers to a valid claim. Truths are considered by various thinkers over a long time.

In the 19th century, Friedrich Nietzsche lived in the middle of an era of rising industrialization, positivism and secularism. A lot of previous ´truths´ were eliminated.

Jacques Derrida, in the 20th century, developed a concept of deconstruction truths by examining power structures (Gibson-Graham, 2007).

Furthermore, Michel Foucault claimed that there was a regime of truth, which means that a certain ´truth´ is imposed by power structures (Foucault, 1970).

References

• Foucault, M. (1970). The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences. New York: Vintage Books.
• Gibson-Graham, J.K. (2007). Poststructural Interventions.

Created by User: BoudewijnIdema 18 September 2011, 20:16 (UTC)