Tags: Philosopher.

Michel Foucault (French: [miʃɛl fuko]; born Paul-Michel Foucault) (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984) was a French philosopher historian of ideas social theorist philologist and literary critic. His theories addressed the relationship between power and knowledge and how they are used as a form of social control through societal institutions.

birth date
1926-10-15
birth place
Poitiers, France
death date
1984-06-25
death place
Paris, France
era
20th-century philosophy
individualised GND number
11853453X
influenced
Edward Said
influenced by
Louis Althusser
LCCN Id
n/79/065356
main interest
Epistemology, Ethics, Political philosophy, History of ideas, Philosophy and literature, Philosophy of technology
notableIdea
Episteme, Discourse, Michel Foucault, Governmentality, Genealogy (philosophy), Disciplinary institution
philosophicalSchool
Post-structuralism, Continental philosophy
region
Western philosophy
SELIBR Id
187273

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