▁norm s . ▁All ▁norm s ▁and ▁institutions ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁en abling ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁opp ress ing . ▁Therefore , ▁Fou ca ult ▁arg ues , ▁it ▁is ▁always ▁cru cial ▁to ▁continue ▁with ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁" crit ique ". ▁Crit ique ▁is ▁for ▁Fou ca ult ▁a ▁practice ▁that ▁searches ▁for ▁the ▁processes ▁and ▁events ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁our ▁way ▁of ▁being ▁– ▁a ▁question ing ▁of ▁who ▁we ▁" are " ▁and ▁how ▁this ▁" we " ▁came ▁to ▁be . ▁Such ▁a ▁" crit ical ▁ont ology ▁of ▁the ▁present " ▁shows ▁that ▁pe op les ′ ▁current ▁" be ing " ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁a ▁histor ically ▁cont ing ent , ▁un stable ▁and ▁change able ▁construction . ▁Fou ca ult ▁emphas izes ▁that ▁since ▁the ▁current ▁way ▁of ▁being ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁necessity , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁possible ▁to ▁change ▁it . ▁Crit ique ▁also ▁includes ▁investig ating ▁how ▁and ▁when ▁people ▁are ▁being ▁enabled ▁and ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁opp ress ed ▁by ▁the ▁current ▁norm s ▁and ▁institutions , ▁finding ▁ways ▁to ▁reduce ▁limitations ▁on ▁freedom , ▁resist ▁normal ization ▁and ▁develop ▁new ▁and ▁different ▁way ▁of ▁rel ating ▁to ▁ones elf ▁and ▁others . ▁Fou ca ult ▁arg ues ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁go ▁beyond ▁power ▁relations , ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁always ▁possible ▁to ▁navigate ▁power ▁relations ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁way . ▁ ▁Ep ime le ia ▁he aut ou , ▁" care ▁for ▁the ▁self " ▁