Language and the World: Essays in Honor of Franson Manjali

Saitya Brata Das teaches philosophy and literature at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is a former fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla. He has published widely in many national and international journals. He is the author of Kenosis and the Question of Political Theology (Springer 2025).

• Chapter 1. Gerard Bensussan, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Strasbourg, France.- Chapter 2. Marc Crepon, Professor of Philosophy, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris.- Chapter 3. Anil Bhatti, Professor Emeritus, Centre for German Studies, JNU.- Chapter 4. Udaya Kumar, Professor of English, Jawaharlal Nehru University.- Chapter 5. The Language to Come: The Concept of Pure Language in Walter Benjamin Maria Joao Cantinho, Professor of Philosophy, University of Lisbon.- Chapter 6: With /Out: The Theo/Politics of ExileMike Grimshaw, Professor of Sociology, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.- Chapter 7. Jason Wirth, Professor of Philosophy at Seattle University, USA.- Chapter 8. Jonardon Ganeri, Professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto.- Chapter 9. Sean McGrath, Professor of Philosophy, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.- Chapter 10. The Suspended Reference: The Worldliness of Metaphor in Paul Ricouer’s ThoughtBabu Thaliath, Professor at Centre of German Studies, JNU.- Chapter 11. Ethics of Justice Saitya Brata Das, Associate Professor of English, JNU.- Chapter 12. "...A World to Win": Proletariat as an Act of Language Soumyabrata Choudhury, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU.- Chapter 13. Romanticism and the 68-Protests: Echoes from the Past, Or Philistines, Protests and Politics in the Romantic and the 68 Movements Rosy Singh, Professor at Centre of German Studies, JNU.- Chapter 14: Political Semiotics and its Field: An Exploratory Note Asha Sarangi, Professor of Political Studies, JNU.- Appendix 1: Unpublished Fragments of Franson Manjali.- Appendix 2: Life and works of Franson Manjali.