Philosopher
Michel Foucault
A French philosopher, Foucault analyzed prisons, sexuality, medicine, and modern knowledge as forms of disciplinary power, becoming a reference for critiques of social normalization, institutions of control, and cultural hierarchies.

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Philosopher · 1926–1984
Profile is a model built from 240 answers simulated in character; not a statement by the person.
Compare your own views01 / The profile
Twelve axes, one perspective
02 / What stands out
Three distinctive positions
48.7pt
Structure
86.2% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.
Where should public power live?
48.7pt
Morality
91.2% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.
Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?
38.8pt
Power
16.2% Security, compared with the ideology catalog’s 55% median.
How far should the state reach into everyday life?
The profile in detail
Government and accountability. Structure: 86.2% Federal, 13.8% Unitary (Strong Federal); Representation: 82.5% Democracy, 17.5% Autocracy (Strong Democracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Michel Foucault sits 25.0 points above it. 274 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 16.2% Security, 83.8% Liberty (Strong Liberty); Immigration: 12.5% Assimilation, 87.5% Multiculturalism (Very strong Multiculturalism). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Michel Foucault sits 42.6 points below it. 87 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 8.8% Militarist, 91.2% Pacifist (Very strong Pacifist); Intervention: 85% Non-interventionist, 15% Nationalist (Strong Non-interventionist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Michel Foucault sits 36.2 points above it. 105 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 88.8% Public, 11.2% Private (Very strong Public); Control: 67.5% Planning, 32.5% Free market (Leaning Planning); Trade: 45% Protectionism, 55% Globalism (Balanced). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Michel Foucault depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Michel Foucault sits 35.6 points above it. 83 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 90% Irreligious, 10% Religious (Very strong Irreligious); Morality: 91.2% Progressive, 8.8% Traditionalist (Very strong Progressive). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Michel Foucault sits 52.4 points above it. 21 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 38.8% Technology, 61.2% Biology (Leaning Biology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Michel Foucault, the 11.2-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Michel Foucault sits 18.7 points below it. 117 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
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Closest ideologies
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Three views of compatibility
Political
Anarchism
97.9%
12 axes considered
Social
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98.3%
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Economic
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98.5%
3 axes considered
Further reading
1975
Discipline and Punish
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Which ideology is closest to Michel Foucault?
Anarchism has 97.9% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Michel Foucault?
Diplomacy is among the furthest from the center: 8.8% Militarist and 91.2% Pacifist. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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