Question

Explain the following statement with its reason.

Foucault called his method, ‘The archaeology of knowledge’.

Answer 1

1. In the twentieth century, Michel Foucault, a French historian, brought forth a new concept in historiography.
2. He rejected the practice of arranging historical events in a chronological order. He explained that archaeology does not intend to reach the ultimate historical truth but attempts to explain various transitions in the past. Hence, Foucault called his method, which gave importance to explain the transitions in history, as ‘the Archaeology of Knowledge’.