LoginThe Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
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When one defines "order" as a sorting of priorities, it becomes beautifully clear as to what Foucault is doing here. With virtuoso showmanship, he weaves an intensely complex history of thought. He dips into literature, art, economics and even biology in The Order of Things, possibly one of the most significant, yet most overlooked, works of the twentieth century. Eclipsed by his later work on power and discourse, nonetheless it was The Order of Things that established Foucault's reputation as an intellectual giant. Pirouetting around the outer edge of language, Foucault unsettles the surface of literary writing. In de
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Manufacturer: Vintage
Release date: 29 March 1994
ISBN-10 : 0679753354 | ISBN-13: 9780679753353
Release date: 29 March 1994
ISBN-10 : 0679753354 | ISBN-13: 9780679753353
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