Before revision: Explanation In developing the theory of archaeology of knowledge , Foucault was trying to analyse the fundamental codes which a culture uses to construct the episteme or configuration of knowledge that determines the empirical orders and social practices of each particular historical era.
After revision: The Archaeology of Knowledge|Explanation In developing the theory of archaeology of knowledge , Foucault was trying to analyse the fundamental codes which a culture uses to construct the episteme or configuration of knowledge that determines the empirical orders and social practices of each particular historical era.