Great article about one of my philosophical heroes, Michel Foucault — still incredibly relevant in a world saturated with social media. Something I’ve only just realised: one of the core ideas I’ve carried for years is really a paraphrasing of his work on power and knowledge (via Hilary Lawson): “Science is not powerful because it is true — it is true because it is powerful.” https://theconversation.com/40-years-after-his-death-michel-foucaults-philosophy-still-speaks-to-a-world-saturated-with-social-media-232589?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com #philosophy #Foucault #criticaltheory #socialmedia #powerandknowledge #digitalculture #criticalthinking