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Michael Foucault Michel Foucault A Philosopher Michel Foucault French Philosopher and Historian 1926-1984 Foucault is best known for his exploration into the human mind; specifically, he has looked at the insanity of man during various ages and tried to determine the cause of this madness. Foucault's major points are as follows: With his essays on history, Foucault tried to show the geneological transitional history of human development and how unrelated events had grave impacts on the development of new thought. His later works focused on eliminating man's need for a prior limits (like reason) and instead developing alternative ways of living. His works include: In Mental Illness and Personality [1954] History of Madness in the Classical age [1961] The Birth of the Clinic [1963] The Order of Things [1966] The Archaeology of Knowledge [1969] Discipline and Punish [1975] History of Sexuality [1976] The Confessions of the Flesh ---This was unpublished--- The Use of Pleasure [1984] The Care of the Self [1984] Other sources of information The Window-Michel Foucault Michel Foucault Resources at Theory.org.uk Michel Foucault Resources Want to reach me? E-mail me at nickhil@nickhil.com