The Archaeology of Knowledge ; And, The Discourse on Language

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Pantheon Books, 1972 - Philosophy - 245 pages
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Madness, sexuality, power, knowledge--are these facts of life or simply parts of speech? In a series of works of astonishing brilliance, historian Michel Foucault excavated the hidden assumptions that govern the way we live and the way we think.

The Archaeology of Knowledge begins at the level of "things aid" and moves quickly to illuminate the connections between knowledge, language, and action in a style at once profound and personal. A summing up of Foucault's own methodological assumptions, this book is also a first step toward a genealogy of the way we live now.

Challenging, at times infuriating, it is an absolutely indispensable guide to one of the most innovative thinkers of our time.

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accepted according already analysis appearance archaeology articulated basis beginning belong called century certain characterized concepts concerned consciousness constitute construction continuity course define definition derivation describe determine discipline discontinuity discourse discover discursive formation discursive practice dispersion domain economic effect elements emergence enunciative established example existence fact field figures formulation function give given grammar hand ideas identity individual knowledge language least less limits linguistic linked logical material meaning methods Natural History never objects once operation organization origin particular period philosophy play political positivity possible present principle problem proposition question reason refer regularity relations remain reveal role rules scientific sentence signs space speaking specific statements status structure succession term theme theoretical theory things thought tion transformations truth types unity various whole

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About the author (1972)

Michel Foucault, one of the leading philosophical thinkers of the 20th century, was born in Poitiers, France, in 1926. He lectured in universities throughout the world; served as director at the Institut Français in Hamburg, Germany and at the Institut de Philosophie at the Faculté des Lettres in the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France; and wrote frequently for French newspapers and reviews. His influence on generations of thinkers in the areas of sociology, queer theory, cultural studies, and critical thinking are not to be underestimated. Among his many books were the Foucault Reader, Society Must Be Defended, and Great Ideas.

At the time of his death in June 1984, he held a chair at France's most prestigious institutions, the Collège de France. Foucault was the first public figure in France to die from HIV/AIDS.

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TitleThe Archaeology of Knowledge ; And, The Discourse on Language
Pantheon Books
World of man
AuthorMichel Foucault
Translated byAlan Sheridan
Editionreprint
PublisherPantheon Books, 1972
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedNov 2, 2007
ISBN0394711068, 9780394711065
Length245 pages
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Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern
  
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