Michel Foucault

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This paper gives a biography of the life and works of the French philosopher Michel Foucault. It shows through his writings, how Foucault was more than simply a philosopher, but was also a scholar and a thinker and how his definition of truth may be one of the most "truthful" and meaningful definitions we have today, especially when power is brought into the equation. The paper discusses how he believed that power and truth and untruth indeed go hand in hand and how Foucault's philosophy of thought had everything to do with his outlook, his teachings and his ultimate domination of the field of thought and philosophical thinking.

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"Emotionally, it does not seem that philosophy has anything to do with discovering the ultimate truth, but without philosophy, how would one even know to wonder what truth is? Foucault's definition may be cynical, but it does indeed cause the reader to think, and do look for their own definition of the truth, and isn't that what philosophy is really all about? It encourages thought and discovery, just as Foucault's works inspire thought and discovery. We do not have to agree with the philosopher or his philosophy as long as we discover our own."

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