The Order of Things

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The Order of Things is a seminal 1966 work of philosophy by Michel Foucault that analyzes how different historical periods have structured knowledge and the human sciences.

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The Order of Things canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction book
philosophical work
author Michel Foucault
centralConcept archaeological method of analysis
episteme as historical configuration of knowledge
countryOfOrigin France
englishTranslationPublisher Pantheon Books
englishTranslationYear 1970
examines biology as a human science
economics as a human science
linguistics as a human science
focusesOn conditions of possibility of knowledge
historical a priori of the human sciences
follows Madness and Civilization
genre epistemology
history of ideas
history of the human sciences
philosophy
hasPart chapter on the Classical episteme
chapter on the Modern episteme
chapter on the Renaissance episteme
influenced critical theory
cultural studies
history of science
literary theory
post-structuralism
influencedBy phenomenology
structuralism
notableIdea death of man
historical a priori of knowledge
originalLanguage French
originalTitle Les Mots et les choses
philosophicalTradition French philosophy
continental philosophy
precedes The Archaeology of Knowledge
publicationYear 1966
publisher Éditions Gallimard
subject Renaissance
archaeology of knowledge
classical age
episteme
history of knowledge
human sciences
man as an object of knowledge
modernity
representation
structuralism
timePeriodCovered 16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century

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Michel Foucault notableWork The Order of Things
Paul-Michel notableWork The Order of Things
subject surface form: Paul-Michel Foucault
The Archaeology of Knowledge follows The Order of Things
The Birth of the Clinic precedes The Order of Things