Few studies of Foucault have examined his thought from a "sustained "interdisciplinary perspective. Through the interpretative prism of the concept of the" " Totality of Reason, this book suggests an original analytical reading of Foucault's thought.

This book addresses Foucault s characterizations of the Enlightenment, asking whether the developmental history of the modern conception of knowledge from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment warrants the conclusion he draws. From the perspective of a critical evaluation of Foucault's thesis on the crisis of modernity, the book examines...