foucault
31Foucault pendulum — n. a pendulum consisting of a heavy weight on the end of a long wire hanging from a fixed point, of the kind invented by Jean Foucault to show that the earth is rotating: the pattern of the pendulum s swinging appears to be rotating to an… …
32Foucault,Michel — Foucault, Michel. 1926 1984. French philosopher and historian who explored the role played by power in shaping knowledge. His works include Madness and Civilization (1961) and the multi volume History of Sexuality (1976 1986). * * * …
33Foucault, Jean-Bertrand-Léon — • A physicist and mechanician, b. at Paris, 19 Sept., 1819; d. there 11 Feb., 1868 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
34Foucault Michel — Michel Foucault Pour les articles homonymes, voir Foucault. Michel Foucault Philosophe occidental Philosophie contemporaine Naissance : 15 octobre&# …
35Foucault, Michel — ▪ French philosopher and historian Introduction in full Paul Michel Foucault born October 15, 1926, Poitiers, France died June 25, 1984, Paris French philosopher and historian, one of the most influential and controversial scholars of the post …
36Foucault-Habermas-Debatte — Die Foucault Habermas Debatte fand zwischen den Philosophen Michel Foucault und Jürgen Habermas statt. Inhaltlich drehte sie sich im Wesentlichen um einen Konflikt zwischen Habermas’ Konzepten des kommunikativen Handelns bzw. der Diskursethik zum …
37Foucault pendulum — The Foucault pendulum (pronEng|fuːˈkoʊ foo KOH ), or Foucault s pendulum, named after the French physicist Léon Foucault, was conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth.The experimentThe experimental apparatus consists of …
38Foucault, Michel — (1926 84) by John Marks Michel Foucault and Deleuze enjoyed an intense philosophical friendship, and much of Deleuze s writing on Foucault might be located within the tradition of the laudatory essay that characterised a certain strand of… …
39Foucault, Michel — (1926 84) by John Marks Michel Foucault and Deleuze enjoyed an intense philosophical friendship, and much of Deleuze s writing on Foucault might be located within the tradition of the laudatory essay that characterised a certain strand of… …
40Foucault + dead power — by Rex Butler In a superb memoir published in October magazine, Sylvère Lotringer (2008) recalls the circumstances surrounding the original French publication of Forget Foucault (2007a [1977]). Baudrillard, who at the time was a relatively… …
