The Archaeology of KnowledgeIn France, a country that awards its intellectuals the status other countries give their rock stars, Michel Foucault was part of a glittering generation of thinkers, one which also included Sartre, de Beauvoir and Deleuze. One of the great intellectual heroes of the twentieth century, Foucault was a man whose passion and reason were at the service of nearly every progressive cause of his time. From law and order, to mental health, to power and knowledge, he spearheaded public awareness of the dynamics that hold us all in thrall to a few powerful ideologies and interests. Arguably his finest work, Archaeology of Knowledge is a challenging but fantastically rewarding introduction to his ideas. -- Amazon.com. |
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Page 75
... construction : in defining the principle of distribut- ing objects in a discourse , it does not take into account all their connexions , their delicate structure , or their internal sub - divisions ; in seeking the law of the dispersion ...
... construction : in defining the principle of distribut- ing objects in a discourse , it does not take into account all their connexions , their delicate structure , or their internal sub - divisions ; in seeking the law of the dispersion ...
Page 97
... construction alone , and that recourse to the referent is needed if one is to decide whether they are true or false : but true or false , a proposition remains a proposition , and it is not recourse to the referent that decides whether ...
... construction alone , and that recourse to the referent is needed if one is to decide whether they are true or false : but true or false , a proposition remains a proposition , and it is not recourse to the referent that decides whether ...
Page 99
... construction of a single sentence ; whereas the alphabet , the rules of construction and transformation of a formal system being given , one can perfectly well define the first proposition of this language ( langage ) , the same cannot ...
... construction of a single sentence ; whereas the alphabet , the rules of construction and transformation of a formal system being given , one can perfectly well define the first proposition of this language ( langage ) , the same cannot ...
Contents
The unities of discourse | 21 |
Discursive formations | 33 |
The formation of objects | 40 |
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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 govern 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 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