Judging Lyotard
Published on 2. July 1992
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-415-05256-6 (ISBN)
Description
The work of Jean-Francois Lyotard signals the return of judgement to the centre of philosophical concerns. This collection of papers is the first devoted to his work and provides an estimation and critique of his writings, and included Lyotard's important essay on Sensus Communis.
Reviews / Votes
`Andrew Benjamin's collection is welcome as the best available introduction to Lyotard.' - Don Cupitt, Theological Book ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-05256-6 (9780415052566)
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Andrew Benjamin is the general editor of the Warwick Studies in Philosophy and Literature. He is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Warwick. His books include Art, Mimesis and the Avant- Garde and Translation and the Nature of Philosophy, which are also published by Routledge.
Content
Chapter 1 Sensus Communis, Jean-Francois Lyotard; Chapter 2 Lyotard and the Problem of Justice, Anne Barron; Chapter 3 On the Critical 'Post', Richard Beardsworth; Chapter 4 The Modern Democratic Revolution, John Keane; Chapter 5 Habermas vs Lyotard, Emilia Steuerman; Chapter 6 The Postmodern Kantianism of Arendt and Lyotard, David Ingram; Chapter 7 'Ces Petits Differends', Geoffrey Bennington; Chapter 8 Pagans, Perverts or Primitives?, Bill Readings; Chapter 9 Les Immateriaux and the Postmodern Sublime, Paul Crowther;