A Summary of Michel Foucault

1. Authorship is a modern idea.
2. We cannot know an author.
3. Therefore the author does not have authority.
4. Hence we need to interpret.
5. We cannot interpret the original author - so we can all bring our own interpretations.
6. I can bring any meaning I like. I can use the text however I like.
7. Everything in the world is a text - I can understand anything in the world however I like

From Marcus Honeysett's Meltdown