Summary of "Foucault: a very short introduction" by Gary Gutting

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Abstract from the year 2017 in the subject Philosophy - Philosophy of the 20th century, grade: 1,7, University of Paderborn, course: CLC, language: English, abstract: This text is about the philosopher Foucault from the post modernism era. It is a summary of the book "Foucault: a very short introduction" by Gary Gutting from 2005. The book deals with the work and life of Foucault. It is subdivided into ten chapters mostly telling the reader about the thoughts and opinions Foucault had on different topics. Foucault's main focus is the relationship between knowledge and power especially concerning societal institutions like psychiatry and jail. With his point of view, Foucault had a big impact on the academic world and most likely on the field of cultural studies.