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Siegfried Kracauer
Häftad, 2015
261 kr
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This major new book offers a much-needed introduction to the work of Siegfried Kracauer, one of the main intellectual figures in the orbit of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. It is part of a timely revival and reappraisal of his unique contribution to our critical understanding of …
Sloterdijk
Häftad, 2015
231 kr
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This is the first English-language introduction to Peter Sloterdijk, the distinguished German philosopher and controversial public intellectual.Sloterdijk, in the tradition of Nietzsche and Heine, is an iconoclast who uses humour and biting critique to challenge many of modernity�s sacred thinkers, …
Byung-Chul Han
A Critical Introduction
Av Steven Knepper, Ethan Stoneman m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
260 kr
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Byung-Chul Han is one of the most important living philosophers, renowned for his critiques of the digital age. In response to the idea that new technological devices expand our freedom, he argues that they lead to burnout and self-absorption and that we must redevelop contemplative practices which …
Bruno Latour
Häftad, 2016
260 kr
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Bruno Latour is among the most important figures in contemporary philosophy and social science. His ethnographic studies have revolutionized our understanding of areas as diverse as science, law, politics and religion. To facilitate a more realistic understanding of the world, Latour has introduced …
Rene Girard
Violence and Mimesis
Inbunden, 2004
781 kr
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In recent years there has been a renewed interest in the work of Rene Girard, thought by many to be one of the most important, if controversial, cultural theorists of the twentieth century. Girard's work is extraordinarily innovative and wide-ranging, cutting across central concerns in philosophy, …
Quine
Häftad, 1988
292 kr
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This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the work of Willard van Orman Quine, the most important and influential American philosopher of the post-war period. An understanding of Quine's work is essential for anyone who wishes to follow contemporary debates in the philosophy of …
French Historical Revolution
Annales School 1929 - 1989
Av Peter Burke
Häftad, 1990
228 kr
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This book provides a critical history of the movement associated with the journal Annales, from its foundation in 1929 to the present. Burke argues that this movement has been the single most important force in the development of what is sometimes called the 'new history'. Burke distinguishes three …
Rawls 'A Theory of Justice' and Its Critics
Av Chandran Kukathas, Philip Pettit
Häftad, 1990
231 kr
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John Rawls's A Theory of Justice has been enormously influential in philosophy, political theory, welfare economics and jurisprudence. This book is a systematic study of Rawls's work. It provides a clear and concise account of Rawls's ideas, situates them within contemporary debates and submits …
Popper
Philosophy, Politics and Scientific Method
Häftad, 1998
259 kr
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Karl Popper is a philosopher of knowledge and politics, rationality and freedom. His ideas have won acceptance and provoked controversy among an academic as well as a more general audience. This book aims to broaden our understanding of Popper's philosophy. It is one of the few studies to present …
Roland Barthes
Häftad, 1991
365 kr
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This book provides a lively introduction to the work of Roland Barthes, one of the twentieth century's most important literary and cultural theorists. The book covers all aspects of Barthes's writings including his work on literary theory, mass communications, the theatre and politics. Moriarty …
Hannah Arendt
Politics, History and Citizenship
Häftad, 1993
272 kr
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The new study provides a fresh and timely reassessment of the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt. While analysing the central themes of Arendt's work, Phillip Hansen also shows that her work makes a significant contribution to contemporary debates. Specifically, Hansen argues that Arendt …
Robert Nozick
Property, Justice and the Minimal State
Häftad, 1991
245 kr
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Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State and Utopia is one of the works which dominates contemporary debate in political philosophy. Drawing on traditional assumptions associated with individualism and libertarianism, Nozick mounts a powerful argument for a minimal `nightwatchman' state and challenges the …
Umberto Eco
Philosophy, Semiotics and the Work of Fiction
Inbunden, 1999
910 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the work and thought of Umberto Eco - one of the most important writers in Europe today.
Umberto Eco
Philosophy, Semiotics and the Work of Fiction
Häftad, 1999
283 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the work and thought of Umberto Eco - one of the most important writers in Europe today.
Erving Goffman and Modern Sociology
Häftad, 1992
249 kr
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The work of Erving Goffman has had an enormous impact throughout the social sciences. Yet his writings have not received the detailed scrutiny which they deserve. This new book is the first comprehensive and accessible account of Erving Goffman's contributions, ranging in its scope from his very …
Foucault
A Critical Introduction
Av Lois McNay
Häftad, 1994
234 kr
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This work provides an introduction to the work of Michel Foucault. It offers an assessment of all of Foucault's work, including his final writings on governmentality and the self. McNay argues that the later work initiates an important shift in his intellectual concerns which alters any …
Walter Benjamin
Critical Constellations
Inbunden, 2001
957 kr
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The works of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) are widely acclaimed as being among the most original and provocative writings of twentieth-century critical thought, and have become required reading for scholars and students in a range of academic disciplines. This book provides a lucid introduction to …
Walter Benjamin
Critical Constellations
Häftad, 2001
392 kr
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The works of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) are widely acclaimed as being among the most original and provocative writings of twentieth-century critical thought, and have become required reading for scholars and students in a range of academic disciplines. This book provides a lucid introduction to …
Lyotard
Towards a Postmodern Philosophy
Häftad, 1998
292 kr
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Jean-François Lyotard was one of the most influential European thinkers in recent decades. He was a leading participant in debates about post-modernism and the decline of Marxism, and he made important contributions to ethics, aesthetics and political philosophy. In this authoritative introduction, …
Derrida
Deconstruction from Phenomenology to Ethics
Häftad, 1998
249 kr
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This book is an unusually readable and lucid account of the development of Derrida's work, from his early writings on phenomenology and structuralism to his most recent interventions in debates on psychoanalysis, ethics and politics. Christina Howells gives a clear explanation of many of the key …
Simone de Beauvoir
A Critical Introduction
Av Edward Fullbrook, Kate Fullbrook
Inbunden, 1997
898 kr
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This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir's philosophical thought. Beauvoir has long been recognized as the twentieth century's leading feminist writer, but the full extent of her significance as a philosopher is just coming into focus. This study examines the …
Simone de Beauvoir
A Critical Introduction
Av Edward Fullbrook, Kate Fullbrook
Häftad, 1997
287 kr
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This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir's philosophical thought. Beauvoir has long been recognized as the twentieth century's leading feminist writer, but the full extent of her significance as a philosopher is just coming into focus. This study examines the …
Helene Cixous
Authorship, Autobiography and Love
Häftad, 1996
298 kr
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This book is a clear and accessible introduction to the writings of Helene Cixous, novelist, dramatist and critic, whose work has had a major impact on feminist theory and practice. Susan Sellers, a major scholar on Cixous, provides a lucid account of Cixous's theoretical position, and in …
Levinas
An Introduction
Av Colin Davis
Häftad, 1996
249 kr
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In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the work of Emmanuel Levinas, widely recognized as one of the most important yet difficult philosophers of the 20th century.In this much-needed introduction, Davis unpacks the concepts at the centre of Levinas's thought - alterity, the …
Michel de Certeau
Interpretation and Its Other
Häftad, 1995
264 kr
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Since his death in 1986, Michel de Certeau's reputation as a thinker has steadily grown both in France and throughout the English-speaking world. His work is extraordinarily innovative and wide-ranging, cutting across issues in historiography, literary and cultural studies, anthropology, sociology, …
Charles Taylor
Meaning, Morals and Modernity
Inbunden, 2001
911 kr
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The Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor is a key figure in contemporary debates about the self and the problems of modernity. This book provides a comprehensive, critical account of Taylor's work. It succinctly reconstructs the ambitious philosophical project that unifies Taylor's diverse writings. …
Charles Taylor
Meaning, Morals and Modernity
Häftad, 2001
341 kr
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The Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor is a key figure in contemporary debates about the self and the problems of modernity. This book provides a comprehensive, critical account of Taylor's work. It succinctly reconstructs the ambitious philosophical project that unifies Taylor's diverse writings. …
Frege
A Critical Introduction
Häftad, 2000
308 kr
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This new book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to Frege's remarkable philosophical work, examining the main areas of his writings and demonstrating the connections between them. Frege's main contribution to philosophy spans philosophical logic, the theory of meaning, mathematical …
Feyerabend
Philosophy, Science and Society
Av John Preston
Häftad, 1997
273 kr
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This book is the first comprehensive critical study of the work of Paul Feyerabend, one of the foremost twentieth-century philosophers of science. The book traces the evolution of Feyerabend's thought, beginning with his early attempt to graft insights from Wittgenstein's conception of meaning onto …
Fredric Jameson
Marxism, Hermeneutics, Postmodernism
Av Sean Homer
Inbunden, 1998
781 kr
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This is the first comprehensive analysis of the work of Fredric Jameson, one of the most important cultural critics writing today. Homer provides a clear exposition and appraisal of Jameson's theories and an assessment of his contribution to contemporary cultural theory.
