“Real Deal” from Foucault (Essay Sample)
Wiki sites augment the original text in conveying Foucault’s ideas on power and knowledge and their application in understanding sexuality. Foucault’s main idea is to communicate the significance of power in facilitating social change in society. One of the wiki source strengths is the detailed clarification of Foucault’s argument on sexology when it writes, "For Foucault, the idea of a natural, biologically grounded and fundamental sexuality is a normative historical construct that has also been used as an instrument of power”
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“Real Deal” from Foucault
Wiki sites augment the original text in conveying Foucault’s ideas on power and knowledge and their application in understanding sexuality. Foucault’s main idea is to communicate the significance of power in facilitating social change in society. One of the wiki source strengths is the detailed clarification of Foucault’s argument on sexology when it writes, "For Foucault, the idea of a natural, biologically grounded and fundamental sexuality is a normative historical construct that has also been used as an instrument of power” (Wikipedia.com). This phrase's plain language helps clarify Foucault’s points, which are partly written in a philosophical language and challenging to comprehend.
One of the wiki sources proves undependable since it is written in summary and only highlights Foucault's contributions in presenting Foucault's idea on the power-knowledge relationship. For example, in communicating, the wiki source states, "Foucault suggests that power-knowledge was later r
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