Summary
米歇尔·福柯在《词与物》中论证，知识体系并非自然演进，而是由特定时代的“知识型”（episteme）所决定，这种无意识的结构规则界定了什么可以被思考、言说和认知。福柯通过考察文艺复兴、古典与现代三个时期，揭示出“词”与“物”之间的关系如何发生根本断裂：从相似性到表征，再到人的有限性成为知识对象。本书的核心论点是，现代人文科学的诞生伴随着“人”作为知识主体的出现，但这一主体本身是知识型变动的产物，终将如沙滩上的面孔般被抹去。读者从中获得的是对知识史深层结构的批判性理解，认识到看似自然的分类与真理标准实则受制于历史先验条件。
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Description: 本书是米歇尔·福柯在法兰西学院讲授的最后一门课程.课程结束几个月后,他于1984年6月25日去世.这门课程成为他的"哲学遗嘱",在书中死亡的主题非常普遍,特别是福柯将苏格拉底的遗言理解为是对哲学最深刻的感谢,哲学治愈了唯一的严重疾病:误解和偏见.
Snippet: 本书是米歇尔·福柯在法兰西学院讲授的最后一门课程.课程结束几个月后, 他于1984年6月25日去世.这门课程成为他的"哲学遗嘱", 在书中死亡的主题非常普遍, ...
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