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The Archaeology of Knowledge

Michel Foucault

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General Summary

Important Terms

Philosophical Themes, Arguments, Ideas

Summary and Analysis

Part I: Introduction

Part II: The Discursive Regularities Chapter 1: The Unities of Discourse

Part II, Chapter 2: Discursive Formations

Part II, Chapter 3: The Formation of Objects

Part II, Chapters 4 and five: The Formation of Enunciative Modalities; and The Formation of Concepts.

Part II, Chapters 6 and 7: The Formation of Strategies; and Remarks and Consequences.

Part III: The Statement and the Archive Chapter 1: Defining the Statement

Part III, Chapter 2: The Enunciative Function. First half.

Part III, Chapter 2: The Enunciative Function. Second half.

Part III, Chapter 3: The Description of Statements.

Part III, Chapters 4 and 5

Part IV: Archeological Description, Chapters 1 and 2

Part IV, Chapters 3, 4, and 5

Part IV, Chapter 6: Science and Knowledge

Important Quotes

Study Questions

Suggestions for Further Reading

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