Michel Foucault
Paul-Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, historian, and social theorist known for his analysis of power, knowledge, and social control.
His work influenced various academic fields, including sociology, psychology, and cultural studies.
Foucault developed "archaeological" and "genealogical" methods to examine historical shifts in ideas and institutions.
He wrote influential books such as The History of Madness, Discipline and Punish, and The History of Sexuality.
Foucault taught at several universities and was admitted to the prestigious Collège de France.
He was also an activist involved in campaigns against racism and for penal reform.
Foucault died in 1984 from HIV/AIDS-related complications, becoming the first public figure in France to do so.
Books by Michel Foucault
Discipline and Punish
The Birth of the Prison
Philosophy
History
Sociology
The Order of Things
An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
Philosophy
History
Theory
The History of Sexuality, Volume 2
The Use of Pleasure
Philosophy
History
Sexuality
Lectures on the Will to Know
Lectures at the Collège de France, 1970-1971, & Oedipal Knowledge
Philosophy
Politics
Theory