Michel Foucault Quotes on Mind
Michel Foucault was a 20th-century French philosopher, historian, and social theorist, one of the most influential figures of post-war continental philosophy. This page collects quotes attributed to Michel Foucault on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“I don't feel that it is necessary to know exactly what I am.”
Truth, Power, Self : An Interview with Michel Foucault (25 October 1982) -
Attributed to Michel Foucault:
“There are more ideas on earth than intellectuals imagine.”
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“The soul is the prison of the body.”
[L]'âme, prison du corps. -
“Marxism exists in nineteenth-century thought as a fish exists in water; that is, it ceases to breathe anywhere else.”
As quoted by David Macey , The lives of Michel Foucault (1993) p. 177. Citing 'Les Intellectuels et le Pouvoir', Le'Arc 49, 1972, pp. 3-10. Discussion with Gilles Deleuze, (4 March 1972). Reprinted, Le Nouvel Observateur , (8 May 1972) pp. 68-70. Tr. 'Intellectuals and Power', Language, Counter-Memory, Practice , pp. 205-17. -
“As quoted by David Macey , The lives of Michel Foucault (1993) p. 177. Citing 'Les Intellectuels et le Pouvoir', Le'Arc 49, 1972, pp. 3-10. Discussion with Gilles Deleuze, (4 March 1972). Reprinted, Le Nouvel Observateur , (8 May 1972) pp. 68-70. Tr. 'Intellectuals and Power', Language, Counter-Memory, Practice , pp. 205-17.”
Marxism exists in nineteenth-century thought as a fish exists in water; that is, it ceases to breathe anywhere else.