Paul-Michel Foucault (UK: / ˈfuːkoʊ / FOO-koh, US: / fuːˈkoʊ / foo-KOH; [4] French: [pɔl miʃɛl fuko]; 15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984) was a French historian of ideas and philosopher, who …

Dec 6, 2025 · Michel Foucault (born October 15, 1926, Poitiers, France—died June 25, 1984, Paris) was a French philosopher and historian, one of the most influential and controversial …

Apr 2, 2003 · Many political commentators now see the year 1979, when Foucault delivered his lectures, as the inauguration of the dominance of neoliberal economic policy in Europe and the …

Michel Foucault was a major figure in two successive waves of 20th century French thought–the structuralist wave of the 1960s and then the poststructuralist wave. By the premature end of …

Jul 18, 2024 · Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was a post-modernist French philosopher and is considered one of the most influential philosophers of modern times. Aside from his critiques …

Jul 20, 2024 · Michel Foucault (1926–1984) is the most cited researcher across all fields. He was a French philosopher who called his project a Critical History of Thought.

Paul-Michel Foucault (1926–1984) was a French philosopher, historian of systems of thought, and public intellectual whose work transformed the humanities and social sciences.

In it, Foucault explores the human sciences through the centuries, analyzing the epistemological ruptures that have marked Western thought. He develops a historicization of the conditions of …

For Foucault, the many modern concepts and practices that attempt to uncover “the truth” about human beings (either psychologically, sexually, or spiritually) actually create the very types of …

6 days ago · Earth’s Rotation Day, observed on January 8, marks Léon Foucault’s 1851 pendulum experiment proving Earth’s rotation. Know its history and significance.