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Etymology edit

Foucault +‎ -ian

Adjective edit

Foucauldian (comparative more Foucauldian, superlative most Foucauldian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Michel Foucault.
    • 2021 May 25, Ross Douthat, “How Michel Foucault Lost the Left and Won the Right”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      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.

Noun edit

Foucauldian (plural Foucauldians)

  1. A proponent of the philosophy of Michel Foucault.