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Intermittency: The Concept of Historical Reason in Recent French Philosophy
by Andrew GibsonThis book is about the concept of historical intermittency in five recent and contemporary French philosophers: Alain Badiou, Francoise Proust, Christian Jambet, Guy Lardreau and Jacques Ranciere.
The Priority of Events: Deleuze's Logic of Sense (Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies)
by Sean BowdenThis is a radical interpretation of Deleuze's Logic of Sense. It focuses on Deleuze's concept of events and brings Deleuze's work into relation with the traditions of process philosophy and American pragmatism.
Gilbert Simondon: Being and Technology
by Arne De Boever Alex MurrayThis collection of essays, including one by Simondon himself, is first sustained exploration of Simondon's work in English. It outlines the central tenets of Simondon's thought, the implication of his thought for numerous disciplines and his relationship to other thinkers such as Heidegger, Deleuze and Canguilhem.
Deleuze and Film (Deleuze Connections)
by David Martin-Jones William BrownEngages Deleuze's philosophy with a range of popular films and explores the degree to which a film's popularity impacts upon its ability to 'think' (in the manner that Deleuze described in relation to examples of the art of film in his Cinema books), and the global diversity of this cinematic 'thinking' in popular international film.
The Edinburgh Companion to Poststructuralism
by Benoît Dillet Iain MackenzieWritten by experts in their field, this Companion surveys the challenges and provocations raised by the major voices of poststructuralism: Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida, Cixous, Lyotard, Guattari, Kristeva, Irigaray, Barthes and Baudrillard. Thematically organised and clearly written, it will guide students and researchers in philosophy, literature, art, geography, politics, sociology, law, film and cultural studies around the nature and contemporary relevance of poststructuralism.
Evil in Contemporary Political Theory
by Bruce Haddock Peri RobertsExplores the actual and possible roles of evil in contemporary political theory
The Politics of Postanarchism
by Saul NewmanArticulates the intersection of anarchism and poststructuralism in order to frame a new approach to politics: ‘postanarchism’.
History and Becoming: Deleuze's Philosophy of Creativity (Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies)
by Craig LundyThis book demonstrates how Deleuze's philosophy provides us with a novel and important notion of historical creativity - that is, a way of thinking about history as an ontological force of creativity.
Virilio and Visual Culture (Critical Connections)
by John Armitage Ryan BishopThe first genuine appraisal of pioneering French art and technology critic Paul Virilio's contribution to contemporary art, photography, film, television and more.
Human Rights from Community: A Rights-Based Approach to Development (Studies in Global Justice and Human Rights)
by Oche OnaziPoverty, exclusion and lack of participation are symptomatic of state and market-based approaches to human rights. Oche Onazi uses Nigeria as a case study to show how the idea of community is a better alternative, capable of inspiring the poor and the vulnerable to organise themselves democratically and claim ownership of the processes that determine their human rights.
Human Rights from Community: A Rights-Based Approach to Development (Studies in Global Justice and Human Rights)
by Oche OnaziPoverty, exclusion and lack of participation are symptomatic of state and market-based approaches to human rights. Oche Onazi uses Nigeria as a case study to show how the idea of community is a better alternative, capable of inspiring the poor and the vulnerable to organise themselves democratically and claim ownership of the processes that determine their human rights.
The Ethics of the Global Environment (Edinburgh Studies in Global Ethics)
by Robin AttfieldThis fully updated and expanded textbook looks at issues including climate change, sustainable development and biodiversity preservation, and sensitively addresses global developments such as the Summits at Durban on climate and at Nagoya on biodiversity.
The Persistence of the Negative: A Critique of Contemporary Continental Theory
by Benjamin NoysAn original and compelling critique of contemporary Continental theory through a rehabilitation of the negative.
Badiou and Deleuze Read Literature (Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies)
by Jean-Jacques LecercleAssesses and contrasts the reading styles of two major French philosophers, Alain Badiou and Gilles Deleuze.
Essays on Deleuze
by Daniel SmithBrings together 18 key essays, plus two completely new essays, by one of the world's leading commentators on the work of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze.
Deleuze and Law (Deleuze Connections)
by Laurent De Sutter Kyle McGeeThis collection of 13 essays offers insights into Gilles Deleuze's philosophy of law which experiments with new forms of politics, economics and society.
Hegel's Political Philosophy: A Systematic Reading of the Philosophy of Right
by Thom BrooksA new and significantly expanded edition of the first systematic reading of Hegel's political philosophy.
Zizek and Communist Strategy: On the Disavowed Foundations of Global Capitalism
by Chris McMillanCommunist, conservative, anti-semantic - Slavoj Zizek's work attracts a lot of labels, most of them pejorative. Chris McMillan seeks to identify Zizek's unique and productive contribution to social and political theory, constructing a response to the difficulties of contemporary social theory and the political deadlock of global capitalism.
Gillian Rose: A Good Enough Justice (Taking on the Political)
by Kate SchickKate Schick locates the philosophy of Gillian Rose within wider discussions of contemporary political issues, such as trauma and memory, exclusion and difference, tragedy and messianic utopia. Schick argues that Rose brings a powerful and timely voice to debates that avoids well-worn liberal, critical theoretic and post-structural positions.
Returning to Revolution: Deleuze, Guattari and Zapatismo (Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies)
by Thomas NailAn account of the concept of revolution in the work of Deleuze and Guattari outlining the theoretical and practical origins of the return to political revolution and providing the first full-length account of Deleuze and Guattari's relationship to a concrete revolutionary struggle.
Spinoza Beyond Philosophy
by Beth LordThis book of 10 engaging and original essays brings Spinoza outside the realm of academic philosophy, and presents him as a thinker who is relevant to contemporary problems and questions across a variety of disciplines.
Cosmopolitanisms in Muslim Contexts: Perspectives from the Past (Exploring Muslim Contexts)
by Derryl N. MacLean Sikeena Karmali AhmedThis collection of 9 essays focuses on how cosmopolitan ideas and actions have been enacted by specific Muslim societies and cultures throughout history. The contributors explore the tensions between regional cultures, isolated enclaves and modern nation-states. Cosmopolitanism is a key concept in social and political thought, standing in opposition to closed human group ideologies such as tribalism, nationalism and fundamentalism. Recent discussions of it have been situated within Western self-perceptions. Now, this volume explores it from Muslim perspectives.
The Post-Romantic Predicament (The Frontiers of Theory)
by Paul De Man Martin McQuillanThe first collection of texts by Paul de Man to follow the posthumous Aesthetic Ideology (1996), the title refers to de Man's Harvard thesis of the late 1950s, from which the long section on Mallarmé is reproduced. Also included are texts by de Man on Stefan George, as well as essays on Rousseau, Derrida, Symbolism and Keats.
Laruelle and Non-Philosophy: Francois Laruelle's Non-philosophy And Its Variants (Critical Connections)
by John Mullarkey Anthony Paul SmithThe first collection of critical essays on the work of François Laruelle.
An Introduction to Political Thought: A Conceptual Toolkit
by Peri Roberts Peter SutchThis textbook, now in itsa second edition, is designed to equip students with a basic 'conceptual toolkit' for the study of political thought: (i) a basic political vocabulary, (ii) a conceptual vocabulary and (iii) an historical vocabulary.