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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... thought it has been neither registered nor reflected upon , while other , more recent trans- formations - those of ... thought . - There is a reason for this . If the history of thought could remain the locus of uninterrupted ...
... thought it has been neither registered nor reflected upon , while other , more recent trans- formations - those of ... thought . - There is a reason for this . If the history of thought could remain the locus of uninterrupted ...
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... thought to be secure ; it was sacralized ; it was made the last resting - place of anthropological thought ; it was even thought that its most inveterate enemies could be captured and turned into vigilant guardians . But the historians ...
... thought to be secure ; it was sacralized ; it was made the last resting - place of anthropological thought ; it was even thought that its most inveterate enemies could be captured and turned into vigilant guardians . But the historians ...
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... thought has seen to it that discourse be permitted as little room as possible between thought and words . It would appear to have ensured that to discourse should appear merely as a certain interjection between speaking and thinking ...
... thought has seen to it that discourse be permitted as little room as possible between thought and words . It would appear to have ensured that to discourse should appear merely as a certain interjection between speaking and thinking ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The unities of discourse | 21 |
Discursive formations | 31 |
Copyright | |
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