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Foucauldian

Foucauldian adjective: of or pertaining to the philosophy of Michel Foucault.

Adjective

Foucauldian (comparative more Foucauldian, superlative most Foucauldian)

  1. 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

Noun

Foucauldian (plural Foucauldians)

  1. A proponent of the philosophy of Michel Foucault.

Forms of Foucauldian

Adjective
comparativemore Foucauldian
superlativemost Foucauldian
alternative formFoucauldean
alternative formFoucaldian
alternative formFoucaultian
Noun
pluralFoucauldians

Origin of Foucauldian

From Foucault + -ian, perhaps by contamination with the French surname Foucauld as borne by Charles de Foucauld.

Questions about Foucauldian

What does Foucauldian mean?
Foucauldian means of or pertaining to the philosophy of Michel Foucault.
What part of speech is Foucauldian?
Foucauldian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Foucauldian in the dictionary

  1. FOUC
  2. Foucaldian
  3. Foucaldians
  4. Foucauldean
  5. Foucauldeans
  6. Foucauldian
  7. Foucauldianism
  8. Foucauldians
  9. Foucault
  10. Foucault current
  11. Foucault currents

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