The order of things : An archaeology of the human sciences

Michel Foucault

Foucault discusses the breaking down of history, knowledge and man into a certain order. In unpacking this 'order' Foucault is able to point out a series of assumptions that make up the orders through which we navigate our lives. Using a archeological methodology to analyze a series of historical epistemes, The Order of Things, seems ultimately about turning a dialectical eye to the systems through which knowledge is constructed and performed.