Michel Foucault Biography

Michel Foucault was a French philosopher and historian of ideas, whose work focused on critical studies of social institutions and systems of power. He explored the relationship between knowledge and power, examining the discourses that shape our understanding of medicine, psychiatry, and the prison system. His methodology, influenced by Nietzsche, sought to uncover the historical roots of our modern thought systems. Foucault's influence on academic circles remains profound.