Archeology as Structuralist Philosophy

Authors

  • Samo Tomšič

Keywords:

Foucault, structuralism, linguistics, language, structure, event

Abstract

The article discusses Foucault's “structuralist moment” at the time of the publication of The Order of Things. In an interview Foucault introduces the notion of “structuralist philosophy”, which he understands as an analysis and diagnostic of the present. This orientation of philosophy on the basis of structuralist thinking is discussed regarding the concrete case of Foucauldian archeology, which presents itself as a split between historical research and theory of the event. This split is linked to the problem of the relation between continuity and discontinuity in history.

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Published

2016-03-08

How to Cite

Tomšič, S. (2016). Archeology as Structuralist Philosophy. Filozofski Vestnik, 30(3). Retrieved from https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/filozofski-vestnik/article/view/4469

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 3 (2009): Towards an Old Signifier: Communism, Foucault: Life and the Practice of Freedom

Section

Foucault: Life and the Practice of Freedom

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