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 69
... economic discourse derive from one another , regulate one another , and are involved with one another ( how a point of choice about prices derives from a decision about the concept of value ) ; how the choices made depend on the general ...
... economic discourse derive from one another , regulate one another , and are involved with one another ( how a point of choice about prices derives from a decision about the concept of value ) ; how the choices made depend on the general ...
Page 164
... economic needs of the time , and to the reciprocal position of the social classes ) . One can also see the appearance of this relation of political practice to medical discourse in the status accorded to the doctor , who becomes not ...
... economic needs of the time , and to the reciprocal position of the social classes ) . One can also see the appearance of this relation of political practice to medical discourse in the status accorded to the doctor , who becomes not ...
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... economy ; it is a discourse that occurred around the derivation of certain economic con- cepts , but which , in turn , defines the conditions in which the discourse of economists takes place , and may therefore be valid as a theory and ...
... economy ; it is a discourse that occurred around the derivation of certain economic con- cepts , but which , in turn , defines the conditions in which the discourse of economists takes place , and may therefore be valid as a theory and ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The unities of discourse | 21 |
Discursive formations | 31 |
Copyright | |
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