"Les gens savent ce qu'ils font. Souvent, ils savent pourquoi ils font ce qu'ils font. Mais ce qu'ils ne savent pas, c'est ce que ce qu'ils font fait."
— Michel Foucault
Simplified Meaning:
People often understand their actions and reasons for those actions, but they don't always understand the effects or consequences of those actions.
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Behavior Cause and effect Consciousness Introspection Motivations Psychology Self-awareness Self-reflection Unintended consequencesFEATURED QUOTES