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1 online resource |
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Routledge studies in social and political thought ; 102 |
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Routledge studies in social and political thought ; 102.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Louis Althusser and the Parti Communiste Français; 2 En Media Res: Althusser's Materialism, the Challenge to the PCF's Marxism, and the Rise of Anti-Humanism; 3 Badiou's Materialist Project: Stasis and Change; 4 Badiou as Structuralist, or the Idealism of Formalism; 5 Žižek and the Materialism of the Immaterial, or Why Hegel Is Not an Idealist; 6 Žižek Contra Badiou; Conclusion: New Materialism?; Index |
| Summary |
Alain Badiou and Slavoj Žižek have become two of the dominant voices in contemporary philosophy and critical theory. In this book, Geoff Pfeifer offers an in-depth look at their respective views. Using Louis Althusser's materialism as a starting point-which, as Pfeifer shows, was built partially as a response to the Marxism of the Parti Communiste Français and partially in dialogue with other philosophical movements and intellectual currents of its times-the book looks at the differing ways in which both Badiou's and Žižek's work attempt to respond to issues that arise within the Althusserian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
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Althusser, Louis, 1918-1990 -- Political and social views
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Badiou, Alain -- Political and social views
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Žižek, Slavoj -- Political and social views
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Althusser, Louis, 1918-1990 fast |
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Badiou, Alain fast |
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Žižek, Slavoj fast |
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Critical theory.
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Materialism.
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Philosophy, Modern -- 21st century.
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critical theories (dialectical critiques)
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critical theory (sociological concept)
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materialism (philosophical movement)
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- General.
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Critical theory
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Materialism
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Philosophy, Modern
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Political and social views
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317605881 |
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1317605888 |
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1138812080 |
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9781138812086 |
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1315748371 |
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9781315748375 |
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