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Book Summary of Archaeology of Knowledge
In 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 Sarte, 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 in thrall to a few powerful idealogies and interests. The purpose of The Archaeology of Knowledge is to suggest how rhetoric can be studied and understood in its relationship with power and knowledge. Foucault`s analysis is second to none and his intellectual breadth is astounding. Arguably his finest work, it is certainly challenging, but the rewards are indeed generous!
About The Author
Michel Foucault (1926-84) Celebrated French thinker and activist who challenged people`s assumptions about care of the mentally ill, gay rights, prisons, the police, and welfare.
Table of Contents
Part I Introduction
Part II The Discursive Regularities: The unities of discourse; Discursive formations; The formation of enunciative modalities; The formation of concepts; The formation of strategies; Remarks and consequences
Part III The Statement and the Archive: Defining the statement ; The enunciative function; The description of statements; Rarity, exteriority, accumulation; The historical a priori and the archive
Part IV archaeological Description: Archeology and the history of ideas; The original and the regular Contradictions; The comparative facts; Chan isbn
9780415287531
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Pages : 252
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