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Les Mots et les Choses (The Order of Things)

Author: Michel Foucault

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July 24, 2023

Context:

Discussed as a work by the 'rising French philosopher' Michel Foucault, in which he argues that 'everything is oppression' and that 'culture, knowledge, patriotism are merely discourses of power.' Referenced in the context of discussing intellectual influences on the 1968 events.