Christopher Norris is Distinguished Research Professor in Philosophy at the University of Cardiff, Wales. He is the author of numerous books on aspects of philosophy, critical theory, and modern intellectual history.

'With exemplary elegance and acumen, the book clarifies, explicates and makes accessible, without hint of reduction, the thought og this most compelling, but difficult, of contemporary thinkers ... Everyone engaged in contemporary philosophy or theory should read this book.' -- Professor Patricia Waugh, Durham University, UK

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