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Perhaps to put this topic to bed, I will offer a
definitive answer.   I think this represents the
consensus of previous discussion:


   Q. Where is the "agent" in Foucault.

   A. He did not write or speak about that directly,
      so far as we know.  In the spirit of
      his work, the answer would most likely be
      that:

         The "agent" is a term of disputed
         meaning, used in the field of sociology.
         It first appeared at a
         particular point in history.

      He might or might not have had more to say
      about it than that, but that is probably
      something he would have agreed to, minimally.
      That would be the starting point for an
      answer, "in Foucault".


-t