English empiricism’s theory of the subject is a pivotal Western mutation

Evidence

To simplify things, and somewhat arbitrarily, I will start, as from a given, with English empiricism and the theory of the subject which is in fact put to work in English empiricist philosophy, with the view that-once again, I am making a somewhat arbitrary division-the theory of the subject in English empiricism probably represents one of the most important mutations, one of the most important theoretical transformations in Western thought since the Middle Ages. — Michel Foucault, The Birth of Biopolitics, 1414

Categorization

• QUESTION: Foucault holds that English empiricism marks one of the most important theoretical transformations in Western thought since the Middle Ages — a strong historiographical claim worth investigating and potentially challenging.
• XREF: connects to: Modern Western subjectivity is constituted by acquisitive instrumentalism and estrangement from nature — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 498

Broader Connections

• Modern Western subjectivity is constituted by acquisitive instrumentalism and estrangement from nature #expands (0.82) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 498