Description
A wide variety of issues is discussed in the book, including Habermas's views on the ethics of nature, Lacan's theory of Oedipal crisis, the relation between writing and the lifeworld in Derrida, and Schelling's philosophy of the "Ages of the World." The volume is also enlivened by forceful critiques of a range of currently influential thinkers, including Michel Foucault, Richard Rorty, Rodolphe Gasche and Slavoj Zizek.
A wide-ranging survey of the problems and thinkers dominating today's philosophical discourse
About the Author
Peter Dews is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Essex. He has published widely on contemporary French and German thought, and is the author of The Limits of Disenchantment.
Reviews
Dews ... treats his authors as though they had something new and important to say, as thinkers who have explored crucial facets of the modern predicament ... He manages his imposing cast of characters with deftness and economy. -- Charles Taylor * New Left Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9781859840221
Author Peter Dews
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 563g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 152mm * 25mm