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Michel Foucault

1926–1984

Michel Foucault was a French philosopher and social theorist who critically examined the relationship between power and knowledge, and how these forces shape human subjectivity and social institutions. His work focused on historical systems of thought (epistemes), the 'archaeology' of knowledge, and the 'genealogy' of power in areas like madness, punishment, and sexuality, challenging conventional understandings of freedom and truth.

modern philosophypowersocial theoryknowledge systems

Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
The Birth of the Clinic: An Archaeology of Medical Perception
The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
Archaeology of Knowledge
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1: An Introduction
The History of Sexuality, Vol. 2: The Use of Pleasure
The History of Sexuality, Vol. 3: The Care of the Self
Security, Territory, Population (Lectures at the Collège de France)
The Hermeneutics of the Subject (Lectures at the Collège de France)
What is an Author?
The Subject and Power

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