Foucaultian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Foucauldian. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Foucauldian. alt-of, alternative

    "It warmed his Foucaultian heart, in a way, to live in a land where property ownership and the control of public discourse were so obviously a matter of who had the guns."

Example

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"It warmed his Foucaultian heart, in a way, to live in a land where property ownership and the control of public discourse were so obviously a matter of who had the guns."

Etymology

From Foucault + -ian.

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