Radical philosophy : an introduction / Chad Kautzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kautzer, Chad, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism.

Communism.

Feminism.

Queer theory.

Physical Description:

ix, 219 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, 2015.

Summary:

In this concise introduction, Chad Kautzer demonstrates the shared emancipatory goals and methods of several radical philosophies, from Marxism and feminism to critical race and queer theory. Radical Philosophy examines the relations of theory and practice, knowledge and power, as well as the function of law in creating extralegal forms of domination. Through a critical engagement with the history of philosophy, Kautzer reconstructs important counter-traditions of historical, dialectical, and reflexive forms of critique relevant to contemporary social struggles. The result is an innovative, systematic guide to radical theory and critical resistance. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Critical Methodology 20

Hermeneutics and Standpoint 24

Phenomenology 30

Dialectics 33

Materialism 40

2 Marxism and Class Critique 46

Alienation and the Phenomenology of Labor 50

Fetishism and the Hermeneutics of Value 55

Surplus Value and Class Conflict 62

Post-Capitalism, Communism, and Autonomism 70

3 Feminism and Queer Theory 75

Bodies, Performance, and Normalization 79

Objectification, Praxis, and Masculinity 86

Law, Patriarchy, and Labor 97

4 Antiracism and the Whiteness Problem 105

Colonialism, Mastery, and the Hermeneutics of Race 110

Whiteness as Property, Sovereignty, and Fetish 122.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781612057422

161205742X

9781612057439

1612057438

OCLC:

895500788