THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE - Monoskop

254 Pages·2013·6.87 MB·English

by  Michel Foucault

THE ARCHAEOLOGY
OF K N OW L E D G E
&: THE DISCOURSE ON LANGUAGE
THEA RCHAEOLOGY
OF KNOWLEDGE
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MICHELF OUCAULT
THE ARCHAEOLOGY
OF KNOWLEDGE
AND
THE I)ISCQURSEO N LANGUAGE
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Contents
PART I INTRODUCTION
Introduction 3
PART II THE DISCURSIVE REGULARITIES
I Theu nitoifed si scourse 21
2 Discurfsoirvmea tions 31
3 Thef ormatoifoo bnj ects 40
4 Thef ormatoifeo nnu nciative modalitie5s0
5 Thef ormatoifco onn cepts 56
6 Thef ormatoifso tnr ategies 64
7 Remaraknsd c onsequences 71
PART IIIT HE STATEMENT AND THE
ARCHIVE
I Definitnhges tatement 79
2 Thee nunciaftuinvcet ion 88
3 Thed escriopfts itoant ements 106
4 Rarietxyt,e rioarcictuym,u lation u8
5 Theh istoar pirciaaolnr dit haer chive 126
PART IV ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION
I Arhcaeoloagnydt hhei stoofryi deas 135
2 Theo rigiannadtl h er egular 141
3C ontradictions 149
4 Thec omparaftaicvtes 157
5 Changaen dt ransformations 166
6 Scienacnedk nowledge 178
PART V CONCLUSION
Conclusion
AppendTihxe:D iscouornsL ea nguage
Index

PART I
Int rdouction

Introduction
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