The Archaeology of Knowledge
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The Archaeology of Knowledge is a 1969 methodological work by French philosopher Michel Foucault that analyzes how systems of thought and knowledge are historically structured and transformed.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Archaeology of Knowledge canonical | 2 |
| The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language | 1 |
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Target entity: The Archaeology of Knowledge Context triple: [Michel Foucault, notableWork, The Archaeology of Knowledge]
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Dialectic of Enlightenment
Dialectic of Enlightenment is a seminal 1947 philosophical work by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer that critiques how Enlightenment rationality can lead to new forms of domination and barbarism in modern society.
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Of Grammatology
Of Grammatology is a foundational 1967 work of philosophy and literary theory by Jacques Derrida that introduced deconstruction and radically rethought the nature of writing, language, and meaning.
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On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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A Critique of Postcolonial Reason
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason is a seminal theoretical work by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that interrogates how Western philosophy, literature, and colonial discourse construct and silence the subaltern.
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The Poverty of Historicism
The Poverty of Historicism is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that critiques the idea that history unfolds according to discoverable laws and argues against using such supposed laws to predict or control social development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Archaeology of Knowledge Target entity description: The Archaeology of Knowledge is a 1969 methodological work by French philosopher Michel Foucault that analyzes how systems of thought and knowledge are historically structured and transformed.
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A.
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Dialectic of Enlightenment is a seminal 1947 philosophical work by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer that critiques how Enlightenment rationality can lead to new forms of domination and barbarism in modern society.
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B.
Of Grammatology
Of Grammatology is a foundational 1967 work of philosophy and literary theory by Jacques Derrida that introduced deconstruction and radically rethought the nature of writing, language, and meaning.
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C.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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D.
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason is a seminal theoretical work by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that interrogates how Western philosophy, literature, and colonial discourse construct and silence the subaltern.
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E.
The Poverty of Historicism
The Poverty of Historicism is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that critiques the idea that history unfolds according to discoverable laws and argues against using such supposed laws to predict or control social development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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methodological work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
conditions of emergence of scientific disciplines
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discontinuity in history ⓘ methodology of historical research ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze how systems of knowledge are transformed over time
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analyze how systems of thought are structured ⓘ |
| author | Michel Foucault ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| critiques |
continuous histories of ideas
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traditional intellectual history ⓘ |
| developsConcept |
archive
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discursive formation ⓘ rules of formation ⓘ statement (énoncé) ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator | A. M. Sheridan Smith ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conditions of possibility of statements
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discursive practices ⓘ historical a priori of knowledge ⓘ rules of formation of discourses ⓘ |
| follows | The Order of Things ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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history of ideas ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
The Archaeology of Knowledge
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language
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| influenced |
critical theory
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cultural studies ⓘ discourse analysis ⓘ post-structuralism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
discourse
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epistemic structures ⓘ history of thought ⓘ knowledge ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’Archéologie du savoir ⓘ |
| partOf | Foucault’s archaeological period ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
continental philosophy
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post-structuralism ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| proposesMethod | archaeology of discourse ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Éditions Gallimard ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Madness and Civilization
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The Birth of the Clinic ⓘ |
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