French Philosophy Today :New Figures of the Human in Badiou, Meillassoux, Malabou, Serres and Latour
French Philosophy Today :New Figures of the Human in Badiou, Meillassoux, Malabou, Serres and Latour
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11 May, 2016
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Alain Badiou, Quentin Meillassoux, Catherine Malabou, Michel Serres and Bruno Latour: this new generation of French philosophers is laying fresh claim to the human. Across a number of new strains of philosophy, they are rethinking humanity’s relationships: to ‘nature’ and ‘culture’, to the objects that surround us, to the possibility of social and political change, to ecology and even to our own brains. Christopher Watkin draws out both the promises and perils of these new philosophies. And he shows just how high the stakes are for our technologically advanced but socially atomised and ecologically vulnerable society.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781474414739 |
| ISBN10 | 1474414737 |
| Number Of Pages | 272 |
| Item Weight | 555 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format | hardback |
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In this important book, Christopher Watkin shows us the transformations of the human in the work of five contemporary philosophers who exceed the limits of post-structuralism. His treatments of Badiou, Meillassoux, Malabou, Serres, and Latour function as valuable resources on their work and an original thesis in his own terms. -- Clayton Crockett, University of Central Arkansas
Author's Bio
Christopher Watkin is Senior Lecturer in French Studies at Monash University. His previous publications include Phenomenology or Deconstruction?, Difficult Atheism, and French Philosophy Today.