James The New French Philosophy

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-7456-8128-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten, E-Book

This book gives a critical assessment of key developments incontemporary French philosophy, highlighting the diverse ways inwhich recent French thought has moved beyond the philosophicalpositions and arguments which have been widely associated with theterms 'post-structuralism' and 'postmodernism'. These developmentsare assessed through a close comparative reading of the work ofseven contemporary thinkers: Jean-Luc Marion, Jean-Luc Nancy,Bernard Stiegler, Catherine Malabou, Jacques Rancière, AlainBadiou and François Laruelle.
The book situates the writing of each philosopher in relation toearlier traditions of French thought. In differing ways, thesephilosophers decisively distance themselves from the linguisticparadigm which dominated so much twentieth-century thought in orderto rethink philosophical conceptions of materiality, worldliness,shared embodied existence and human agency or subjectivity. Theythereby open the way for a radical renewal of the claims,possibilities and transformative power of philosophical thinkingitself.
This book will be an indispensable text for students ofphilosophy and for anyone interested in current developments inphilosophy and social thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

James, Ian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Demands of Thought
1 Jean-Luc Marion: Appearing and Givenness
2 Jean-Luc Nancy: The Infinity of Sense
3 Bernard Stiegler: The Time of Technics
4 Catherine Malabou: The Destiny of Form
5 Jacques Rancière: The Space of Equality
6 Alain Badiou: The Science of the Real
7 François Laruelle: Beginning with the One
Conclusion: The Technique of Thought
Notes
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Ian James is university lecturer in the Department of French at the University of Cambridge.