Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites - compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers.
Each biography is taken from the first section of one of our Who the Hell is books. Each book in the series covers the life, influences and key theories of one towering intellectual, written in an accessible, engaging and jargon-free way. So once you have listened to this and had a taster of who the hell this great thinker is, why not find out what the hell they were on about?! Our books are available www.whothehellis.co.uk/.
Who the hell is Michel Foucault? by Dr Julian Molina is available on Amazon at www.amazon.co.uk/dp/183822861...
This episode tells the life story of Michel Foucault, philosopher, social theorist, historian, literary critic and one of the most influential scholars of his time. Focusing primarily on the relationship between knowledge and power, Foucault looked at how power is used in society to control and define knowledge. But who was he? This podcast looks at the life of this brilliant and controversial thinker, the events that shaped his thinking, and the journey that he went on to become one of France's greatest philosophers.
We hope you enjoy this episode and don't forget to look out for our other biography bites on the world's greatest thinkers!