Philosophy and Post-structuralist Theory
From Kant to Deleuze
1st Edition
Published on 19. January 2020
272 pages
978-0-7486-8074-0 (ISBN)
Description
A critique and overview of contemporary post-structuralist theory.Exploring the Kantian and phenomenological background of Derrida, Deleuze, Foucault and Irigaray, this book raises some key questions and issues in critical theory. Is it still possible to sustain a transcendental critical project? How do such projects fare in the current terrain of cultural studies and anti-representationalism? Key Features* Original contribution to ethical and critical theory.* Situates poststructuralism in its philosophical background, and in the sustained problematic of the enlightenment.* Offers a critique of various appeals made to a would-be post-metaphysical or post-human culture.First published in hardback as Ethics and Representation: From Kant to Post-Structuralism
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Content
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Kant and Enlightenment Recognition
- 2 Heidegger: Proximity and Dispersion
- 3 Derrida: Responsibilty Without Automony
- 4 Irigaray: The Specula(ra)tive Ec(h)onomy
- 5 Foucault: Anti-Representationism and Logophobia
- Conclusion: The Risk of Anthropomorphism
- List of References
- Index
