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He was the leading critical thinker of the 1970's and 1980's.

Info He was a popular educator and lectured to large audiences of students in Europe and the US.

Arguably his finest work 'Archaeology of Knowledge' is a challenging but fantastically rewarding introduction to his ideas." Pub. From law and order to mental health to power and knowledge he spearheaded public awareness of the dynamics that hold us all in thrall to a few powerful ideologies and interests. One of the great intellectual heroes of the twentieth century Foucault was a man whose passion and reason were at the service of nearly every progressive cause of his time. Fine/Near Fine "In France a country that awards its intellectuals the status other countries give their rock stars Michel Foucault was part of a glittering generation of thinkers one which also included Sartre de Beauvoir and Deleuze. This is an intellectually exciting record of a meeting between two important philosophers and it also serves as the best possible introduction to the essential concerns and ideas of contemporary philosophy.‎Foucault Michel translated by A. While the debate began rooted in linguistics and theory of knowledge (the core interests of the two philosophers who are arguably the defining academic minds of the late twentieth-century) it became a much wider discussion, encompassing topics from history and behaviourism to creativity, freedom and the struggle for political justice. Their debate was one of the most provocative and original debates to have occurred between contemporary philosophers and serves as a concise introduction to their respective philosophical theories. In 1971, at a time of enormous political and social change, two of the world's leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault, were invited by the Dutch philosopher Fons Elders to debate the question: is there an 'innate' human nature independent of our experiences and external influences? Human Nature: Justice Versus Power E-Kitap Açıklaması