The Archaeology of Knowledge
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The Archaeology of Knowledge
| Author | Michel Foucault |
|---|---|
| Published | 1969 |
| Pages | 245 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Foucault’s methodological book: the attempt to state what he had actually been doing in his histories of madness, medicine and the human sciences — analysing the rules that decide which statements can count as knowledge in a period, rather than tracing ideas. |
Where I heard about it
- The replies to @typesfast — named in the thread asking “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” (June 2025); the full set of replies is on What’s the best history book… (tweet).
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Language of Discourse — the portfolio idea this sits closest to; this is more or less its founding text.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.