Michel Foucault Quote

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""La mort a quitté son ancien ciel tragique et est devenue le cœur lyrique de l'homme : sa vérité invisible, son secret visible""

Translations

“Knowledge is not made for understanding; it is made for cutting”

Michel Foucault

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“Knowledge is not for knowing: knowledge is for cutting”

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