Critical Method of Social Studies: The case of Michel Foucault.

The methodology of critical analysis employed by Michel Foucault:

He notes; “In the course of my work, I utilize methods that are part of the classic repertory: demonstration, proof by means of historical documentation, quoting other texts, referral to authoritative comments, the relationship between ideas and facts, the proposal of explanatory patterns, etc. There’s nothing original in that. “

In points form:

  1)   demonstration,

  2)   proof by means of historical documentation

  3)   quoting other texts

  4)   referral to authoritative comments

  5)   the relationship between ideas and facts

  6)   the proposal of explanatory patterns.

  7)   Etc.

*Reference : Michel Foucault – Remarks On Marx

 Conversations with Duccio Trombadori

 Translated by R. James Goldstein and James Cascaito

 Published by Semiotext(e), in Italy, 1981.