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# The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences Paperback – Illustrated, March 29, 1994

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Dig Resulting in Gold
*by A***S on September 25, 2018*

There are some books that carve out a small niche of reality and then devote themselves to explaining that particular bit as free from error as humanly possible. There are other books that aim at a sweeping reformulation— or even a new beginning—to a larger realm of human thought.Most of these gain little traction as this sweeping view turns out to be based on facile analogies that do little to actually further the arts and sciences. Foucault’s Order of Things, agree with it or not, is one of the most successful modern examples of such a magnum opus. The work attempts to explain the path of Western thought from the fall of the Renaissance and beginning of the Classical age up to the twentieth century while simultaneously illuminating the subconscious notions that undergird the sciences.An Amazon review is not the place for a sophisticated discussion of Foucault’s success or lack thereof. However, while enriched with an incredible erudition I found Foucault’s postmodern take on empirical sciences more asserted than proven.But it was a joy to wind through the labyrinth of modern Western thought with Foucault as a guide. Whether he has truly discovered the unconscious roots of the sciences and whether his corresponding call for a metaphysics of language to serve as the foundation of human thought is the right path or not, his vast influence, especially in the academy, means that he cannot be overlooked.One should also note that few people have the knowledge or the ambition to attempt Foucault’s project of an archaeology of ideas. If, ultimately, his thought has had somewhat of a pernicious effect on academic life it is not the result of a failure of heart or imagination. It is simply that Foucault’s archaeology is such a vast undertaking that being a pioneer he was bound to mix error and truth.Perhaps the best recommendaton I can make of this book is that I plan to read the Archaeology of Knowledge. A strong, but cautious, recommendation to all intellectuals.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Extremely profound
*by P***S on November 30, 2012*

I am not at all qualified to comment on this book. Many highly intelligent and educated people have written books on this book. So, I'll just say that as a humble consumer and reader that I'm very happy I spent my money on it, even though I only understand a small part of what is written. The edition is well made and the kindle version is highly readable without major flaws. The dictionary lookup function is extremely useful because the author uses many, many words I had never heard before.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Try to pull the meaning from his grip.  I dare you.
*by J***. on September 12, 2017*

Like I'm going to get so wordy you're not going to know what I mean until after 15 or 20 pages. And guess what else: you're not even going to know what-it-is (you think "it is") you think I mean. That is, until you pull it from the gist. So just give up after trying to play this on google talkback© trying to get the meaning by playing it faster, and condencing it into digestable chunks, hoping to find a meaning in the breach. Yeah that's what kind of philosopher I am. I'm not the dialetician or the epistomologist. Im not your structuralist or a purist. If anyone can pull the meaning from my grip.

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