The Archaeology of Knowledge: And the Discourse on Language

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Foucault's classic methodological statement.

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Michel Foucault,one of the leading philosophical thinkers of the 20th century,was born in Poitiers, France, in 1926. He lectured in universities throughout the world; served as director at the Institut Franais in Hamburg, Germany and at the Institut de Philosophie at the Facult des Lettres in the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France; and wrote frequently for French newspapers and reviews. His influence on generations of thinkers in the areas of sociology, queer theory, cultural studies, and critical thinking are not to be underestimated. Among his manybooks were the Foucault Reader, Society Must Be Defended, and Great Ideas.

At the time of his death in June 1984, he held a chair at France's most prestigious institutions, the Collge de France. Foucault was the first public figure in France to die from HIV/AIDS.