Philosophy in turbulent times : Canguilhem, Sartre, Foucault, Althusser, Deleuze, Derrida / / Elisabeth Roudinesco ; translated by William McCuaig

• Autore: Roudinesco Elisabeth <1944->
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Chichester, UK, : Columbia University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 p.)
• Disciplina: 194
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy - France - History - 20th century; Philosophy, French - 20th century
• Note generali: Originally published: 2008.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: In Defense of Critical Thought; NOTES ON THE TEXT; 1. GEORGES CANGUILHEM: A PHILOSOPHY OF HEROISM; 2 . JEAN-PAUL SARTRE: PSYCHOANALYSIS ON THE SHADOWY BANKS OF THE DANUBE; 3 . MICHEL FOUCAULT: READINGS OF HISTORY OF MADNESS; 4 . LOUIS ALTHUSSER: THE MURDER SCENE; 5 . GILLES DELEUZE: ANTI-OEDIPAL VARIATIONS; 6 . JACQUES DERRIDA: THE MOMENT OF DEATH; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Sommario/riassunto: For Elisabeth Roudinesco, a historian of psychoanalysis and one of France's leading intellectuals, Canguilhem, Sartre, Foucault, Althusser, Deleuze, and Derrida belong to a ""great generation"" of French philosophers. Innovative and troubled, these thinkers accomplished remarkable work and lived incredible lives, and though their cultural horizon was dominated by Marxism and psychoanalysis, they were by no means strict adherents to Marxist and Freudian doctrines. Having known many of these intellectuals personally, Roudinesco merges an account of their thought and experiences with her
• Titolo autorizzato: Philosophy in turbulent times
• ISBN: 1-282-89779-9; 9786612897795; 0-231-51885-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808451703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II