black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do, but what they don’t know is what they do does.

Michel Foucault

Justice must always question itself, just as society can exist only by means of the work it does on itself and on its institutions.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Existence Justice Philosophy
The soul is the effect and instrument of a political anatomy; the soul is the prison of the body.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Body Instrument Soul Spiritual
With humanity, life has ended up with a living creature that never quite finds itself in the right place, a living creature destined to wander and endlessly make mistakes.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

End Humanity Life Live Mistake Place Quite Right
Do not ask who I am and do not ask me to remain the same.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Growth Myself Philosophy
Visibility is a trap.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

One Liner Trap View
The game is worthwhile in so far as we don’t know what will be the end.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Deep End Game
From a Christian point of view, human reason is madness compared to the reason of God, but divine reason appears as madness to human reason.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Deep God Human Mad Philosophy Reason Religious View
We are entering the age of infinite examination and of compulsory objectification.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Age Philosophy
People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do, but what they don’t know is what they do does.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Deep People Philosophy
Maybe the target nowadays is not to discover what we are but to refuse what we are.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Deep Discover Philosophy
Everything is dangerous, nothing is innocent.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Dangerous Innocent
It’s amazing how people like judging.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

One Liner People
I’m no prophet. My job is making windows where there were once walls.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Myself Philosophy Religious
The language of psychiatry is a monologue of reason about madness.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Language Mad Reason
The individual is the product of power.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Individual One Liner Power
Modern man is not the man who goes off to discover himself, his secrets, and his hidden truth; he is a man who tries to invest himself.
MICHEL FOUCAULT

Discover Hide Himself Investment Man Secret Truth

People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do, but what they don’t know is what they do does.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do, but what they don’t know is what they do does.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Michel Foucault Quotes