Persistence of the Negative
A Critique of Contemporary Continental Theory
Published on 13. September 2010
209 pages
978-0-7486-4329-5 (ISBN)
Description
Through a series of incisive readings of leading theoretical figures of affirmationism - Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Bruno Latour, Antonio Negri and Alain Badiou - Benjamin Noys contests the tendency of recent theory to rely on affirmation, and especially an affirmative thinking of resistance. He reveals a profound current of negativity that allows theory to return to its political calling.
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Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. On the Edge of Affirmation: Derrida
- 2. Adieu to Negativity: Deleuze
- 3. The Density and Fragility of the World: Latour
- 4. Immeasurable Life: Negri
- 5. On the Edge of the Negative: Badiou
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
