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Foucaultian

Foucaultian is the alternative form of Foucauldian.

Meaning of Foucauldian

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

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Forms of Foucaultian

Adjective
comparativemore Foucaultian
superlativemost Foucaultian
Noun
pluralFoucaultians

Origin of Foucaultian

From Foucault + -ian.

Questions about Foucaultian

What is Foucaultian the alternative form of?
Foucaultian is the alternative form of Foucauldian.

Words near Foucaultian in the dictionary

  1. Foucault current
  2. Foucault currents
  3. Foucault pendulum
  4. Foucault pendulums
  5. Foucault's pendulum
  6. Foucaultian
  7. Foucaultianism
  8. Foucaultians
  9. Foucaults
  10. Fouch
  11. Fouche

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