Date of birth: October 15th 1926 (98 years)
Place of birth: Poitiers, Vienne, France
Paul-Michel Foucault (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984) was a French philosopher, historian of ideas, writer, political activist, and literary critic. Foucault's theories primarily address the relationships between power and knowledge, and how they are used as a form of social control through societal... Read more