Foucault's archaeology : science and transformation /

Puts The Archaeology of Knowledge at the heart of Foucault's thought David Webb reveals the extent to which Foucault's approach to language in The Archaeology of Knowledge was influenced by the mathematical sciences, adopting a mode of thought indebted to thinkers in the scientific and epi...

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Main Author:	Webb, David (David A.)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2013. ©2013
Subjects:	Foucault, Michel, > 1926-1984. > Archéologie du savoir. > English. Foucault, Michel, > 1926-1984. > Archeologie du savoir. Archéologie du savoir (Foucault, Michel) Knowledge, Theory of. Knowledge, Sociology of. Power (Social sciences) Discourse analysis. Théorie de la connaissance. Sociologie de la connaissance. Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) epistemology. sociology of knowledge. Humanities. Philosophy. Philosophy : metaphysics and ontology. PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology. PHILOSOPHY > General. PHILOSOPHY > Movements > General. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Puts The Archaeology of Knowledge at the heart of Foucault's thought David Webb reveals the extent to which Foucault's approach to language in The Archaeology of Knowledge was influenced by the mathematical sciences, adopting a mode of thought indebted to thinkers in the scientific and epistemological traditions. By aligning his thought with the challenge to Kantian philosophy from mathematics and science in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, he shows how Foucault established his own perspective on the future of critical philosophy. Key features Sheds new light on a crucial period of Foucault's work Highlights Foucault's relation to thinkers such as Cavailles and Serres
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 181 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-177) and index.
ISBN:	9780748630387 0748630384 0748684476 9780748684472 0748676643 9780748676644 9780748675449 0748675442 9780748675456 0748675450