The order of things : an archaeology of the human sciences
by
Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.
Title
:
The order of things : an archaeology of the human sciences
Author
:
Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.
ISBN
:
9780415267366
9780415267373
Personal Author
:
Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.
Uniform Title
:
Mots et les choses. English
Publication Information
:
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Physical Description
:
xxvi, 422 pages ; 20 cm.
Series
:
Routledge classics
Routledge classics.
General Note
:
Princeton copy is 2007 printing.
Contents
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Pt. I. 1. Las Meninas. 2. The prose of the world. 3. Representing. 4. Speaking. 5. Classifying. 6. Exchanging. -- pt. II. 7. The limits of representation. 8. Labour, life, language. 9. Man and his doubles. 10. The human species.
Abstract
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When one defines 'order' as a sorting of priorities, it becomes beautifully clear what Foucault is doing here. He weaves an intensely complex history of thought. He dips into literature, art, economics and even biology.
Subject Term
:
Learning and scholarship.
Civilization -- History.
Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
Learning and scholarship. (OCoLC)fst00994857
Wetenschapsfilosofie.
Geestesgeschiedenis.
Apprentissage, Psychologie de l'.
Civilisation -- Histoire.
Genre
:
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Electronic Access
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