Power-knowledge
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In critical theory, power-knowledge is a term introduced by the French philosopher Michel Foucault ( ). According to Foucault's understanding, power is based on knowledge and makes use of knowledge; on the other hand, power reproduces knowledge by shaping it in accordance with its anonymous intentions. Power creates and recreates its own fields of exercise through knowledge. The relationship between power and knowledge has always been a central theme in the social sciences.
In critical theory, power-knowledge is a term introduced by the French philosopher Michel Foucault ( ). According to Foucault's understanding, power is based on knowledge and makes use of knowledge; on the other hand, power reproduces knowledge by shaping it in accordance with its anonymous intentions. Power creates and recreates its own fields of exercise through knowledge. The relationship between power and knowledge has always been a central theme in the social sciences. ==See also== Discourse Discourse analysis Critical discourse analysis Foucauldian discourse analysis Knowledge is power
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