Re: The Order of Things - relevance for today

Actually, The Archaeology of Knowledge is one of my favorite books by
Foucault, very underrated in my opinion. Highly disagree with those who find
it flawed, boring or uninteresting. My favorite along with Discipline and
Punish, The History of Sexuality Volumes 1 2 3, the lectures and Dits et
Ecrits.
In some ways, I actually like AK better than Order of Things

On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 2:12 PM, <R.Thomas-Pellicer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Kevin,
>
> "In the Trombadori interview of EW3: 267, Foucault states that The order of
> Things was 'a very technical book that was addressed, above all, to the
> technicians of the history of the sciences.' He goes on to note how its 'a
> book that's not truly mine: it's a marginal book in terms of the sort of
> passion that runs through the others."
>
> I recall having read such a comment by F. on the Archaeology of Knowledge
> --but don't ask me about the source. In which case I would agree with F:
> setting out methodology is drier than taking issue with, say, the way the
> subject of sexual pleasure is being/has been constituted.
>
> Ruth
>
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