▁degrees , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁re but tal ▁from ▁Fou ca ult . ▁ ▁Later ▁Life ▁( 1 9 7 0 – 1 9 8 4 ) ▁ ▁Coll ège ▁de ▁France ▁and ▁Dis cipl ine ▁and ▁P un ish : ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 5 ▁Fou ca ult ▁desired ▁to ▁leave ▁V inc ennes ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Coll ège ▁de ▁France . ▁He ▁requested ▁to ▁join , ▁taking ▁up ▁a ▁chair ▁in ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁" history ▁of ▁systems ▁of ▁thought ," ▁and ▁his ▁request ▁was ▁champion ed ▁by ▁members ▁Dum é zil , ▁Hy pp ol ite , ▁and ▁V u ille min . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁when ▁an ▁opening ▁became ▁available , ▁Fou ca ult ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Coll ège , ▁though ▁with ▁opposition ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁minor ity . ▁He ▁gave ▁his ▁inaug ural ▁lecture ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁subsequently ▁published ▁as ▁L ' Ord re ▁du ▁disc ours ▁( The ▁Disc ourse ▁of ▁Language ). ▁He ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁give ▁ 1 2 ▁week ly ▁lect ures ▁a ▁year — and ▁did ▁so ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life — cover ing ▁the ▁topics ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁research ing ▁at ▁the ▁time ; ▁these ▁became ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁Paris ian ▁intellectual ▁life " ▁and ▁were ▁repeatedly ▁pack ed ▁out ▁events . ▁On ▁Mond ays , ▁he ▁also ▁gave ▁sem in