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Michel Foucault

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Michel Foucault
Born15 October 1926
Poitiers, France
Died25 June 1984
Paris, France
School traditionPostmodernism
Post-structuralism
NationalityFrench


Paul-Michel Foucault (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984) was an idealist French philosopher who took inspiration from Nietzsche. The CIA said that he caused the "critical demolition of Marxist influence in the social sciences." He believed history happened randomly, rejecting Marxism and historical materialism.

Foucault criticized all forms of power, regardless of who wielded it, and equated knowledge with power. According to Foucault, power observes, judges, and disciplines. He believed that truth is socially constructed and not objective and opposed rationality.[1]

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  1. J. Sykes (2023-09-15). "On the origins and development of postmodernism" Fight Back! News. Retrieved 2023-09-16.