For the nineteenth century, the initial model of madness would be to believe oneself to be God, while for the preceding centuries it had been to deny God.
Michel Foucault Quotes
If repression has indeed been the fundamental link between power, knowledge, and sexuality since the classical age, it stands to reason that we will not be able to free ourselves from it except at a considerable cost.
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| Birth: | 15th October, 1926 |
| Death: | 25th June, 1984 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Critic, Historian, Philosopher, Theorist |
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