Foucault called his method the archaeology of knowledge


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Foucault called his method, ‘the archaeology of knowledge’. Explain it with its reason.

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1. Foucault in his book, 'Archaeology of knowledge', argued that the prevailing practice of arranging historical events in chronological order is not right.
2. he drew attention to the fact that archeology does not strive to reach the ultimate historical truth but attempts to explain various transactions in the past.
3. Foucault felt that explaining the transactions in history is more important .
4. therefore, he called his book, ' The Archaeology of Knowledge.'

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