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“Le discours est partout comme il y a partout une apparence de liberté de parole. Mais cette liberté de parole est une illusion, car bien que le discours soit partout, pas tout le monde en produit également. Il y a un ordre du discours de la même façon qu’il y a un ordre social. L'étrangeté, c’est que l’ordre du discours ne crée pas un ordre véritable, mais un ordre hasardeux. Ce n’est pas ma force qui fera la force de mon discours, mais ma soumission.”

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Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault

Michel Foucault was a French philosopher known for his critical analysis of knowledge, power, and discourse. His work covered a wide range of topics, including madness, prisons, sexuality, archaeology of knowledge, and biopolitics. Foucault's ideas have had a profound impact on postmodernism, critical theory, and cultural studies. more

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