
Michel Foucault’s ”Lectures on the Will to Know” (Part 1/4)
Theory & Philosophy
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The Will to Truth and the Will to Knowledge
In French, there are two words for knowledge. There's Savois and Knessan,. In the English, we just translate both of these terms to knowledge. So I want to give you an example to think about this. If you walk into a doctor's office, even before you've arrived, you have engaged in the world of Knessan. Now once you actually get into the office, the doctor demonstrates their Savois. That is their knowledge of facts about your body or anyone's health.
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