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Michel Foucault

Paul-Michel Foucault, known as Michel Foucault, (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}UK: /ˈfuːkoʊ/ FOO-koh, US: /fuːˈkoʊ/ foo-KOH; French: [pɔl miʃɛl fuko]; 15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984) was a…

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Education
École Normale Supérieure (BA, MA) · University of Paris (BA, SpDip, PhD)
Born
Paul-Michel Foucault 15 October 1926 Poitiers, France
Died
25 June 1984(1984-06-25) (aged 57) Paris, France
Doctoral advisor
Georges Canguilhem · Maurice de Gandillac
Doctoral students
François Delaporte [fr]
Institutions
École Normale Supérieure (1951–55) · Université de Lille (1953–54) · Uppsala University · University of Warsaw · Institut français Hamburg

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related to Early years: 1926–1938 · 27
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related to External links · 24
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related to University of Tunis and Vincennes: 1966–1970 · 15
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Institutions · 12
Michel Foucault → Collège de France, Institut français Hamburg, New York University, Tunis University, University at Buffalo, University of California, Berkeley, University of Clermont-Ferrand, University of Paris VIII, University of Warsaw, Université de Lille (1953–54), Uppsala University, École Normale Supérieure (1951–55)
related to University studies: 1946–1951 · 10
Michel Foucault → ENS, Foucault, Georges Canguilhem, In, Like, Normale Supérieure, Of, Parisian Rue, Pierre-Maxime Schuhl, Ulm
Notable works · 5
Michel Foucault → Discipline and Punish (1975), Madness and Civilization (1961), The Birth of the Clinic (1963), The History of Sexuality (1976), The Order of Things (1966)
Other advisors · 4
Michel Foucault → Jean Hyppolite, Jean-Toussaint Desanti, Louis Althusser, Maurice Merleau-Ponty
School · 3
Michel Foucault → Continental philosophy, French Nietzscheanism, Post-structuralism
Doctoral advisor · 2
Michel Foucault → Georges Canguilhem, Maurice de Gandillac

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Michel FoucaultBornPaul-Michel Foucault 15 October 1926 Poitiers, France1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultDied25 June 1984(1984-06-25) (aged 57) Paris, France1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultDoctoral advisorGeorges Canguilhem1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultDoctoral advisorMaurice de Gandillac1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultDoctoral studentsFrançois Delaporte [fr]1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultEducationÉcole Normale Supérieure (BA, MA)1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultEducationUniversity of Paris (BA, SpDip, PhD)1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsÉcole Normale Supérieure (1951–55)1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsUniversité de Lille (1953–54)1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsUppsala University1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsUniversity of Warsaw1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsInstitut français Hamburg1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsUniversity of Clermont-Ferrand1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsTunis University1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsUniversity of Paris VIII1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsCollège de France1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsUniversity at Buffalo1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultInstitutionsNew York University1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultMain interestsEthics, historical epistemology, history of ideas, philosophy of literature, philosophy of technology, political philosophy1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultNotable ideasBiopower (biopolitics), disciplinary institution, discourse analysis, discursive formation, dispositif, épistémè, "archaeology", "genealogy", carceral archipelago, governmentali…1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultNotable worksMadness and Civilization (1961)1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultNotable worksThe Birth of the Clinic (1963)1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultNotable worksThe Order of Things (1966)1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultNotable worksDiscipline and Punish (1975)1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultNotable worksThe History of Sexuality (1976)1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultOccupationsHistorian of ideas, philosopher, sociologist1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultOther advisorsLouis Althusser1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultOther advisorsJean-Toussaint Desanti1.00infobox
Michel FoucaultOther advisorsJean Hyppolite1.00infobox

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