Philosopher Profiles
Michael Foucault
(October 15, 1926 — June 25, 1984)
Michel Foucault made his philosophical career out of talking about his sex life and explaining how much fun sadomasochism and fisting really can be.
He also notably found new and exciting meanings for words like ‘power’, ‘archaeology’, and ‘genealogy’ which already had perfectly fine meanings until this point and didn't particularly want any new ones, thank you very much.
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Created: 2nd February, 2008 | Last Updated: —
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Uncle Fester: remember him? I didn't know he had a twin.
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Main Contributions:
Continental philosophy -
Quotation:
“Do not ask who I am and do not ask me to remain the same.” -
Key Areas:
Structuralism, Post-structuralism, Pre-structuralism, Anti-structuralism, Structuralism II: This Time It's Personal -
Annoying Habits:
Fisting -
Nicknames:
Baldy
Top Trumps
- Beard: 0
- Fame: 3
- Logic: 1
- Readability: 3
- Contribution: 3
