Meanings
comparative more Foucauldian · superlative most Foucauldian · alternative Foucauldean · alternative Foucaldian · alternative Foucaultian
- Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Michel Foucault.
The best guide to this change is a New York University lecturer named Geoff Shullenberger, who has written a pair of essays exploring the political valence of Foucauldian ideas.
2021 May 25, Ross Douthat, “How Michel Foucault Lost the Left and Won the Right”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
plural Foucauldians · alternative Foucauldean · alternative Foucaldian · alternative Foucaultian
- A proponent of the philosophy of Michel Foucault.
Origin
From Foucault + -ian, perhaps by contamination with the French surname Foucauld as borne by Charles de Foucauld.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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