Contemporary French philosophy modernity and the persistence of the subject Caroline Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Caroline, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, French.

Subject (Philosophy)--History.

Subject (Philosophy).

Philosophy, Modern.

Philosophy, French--20th century.

Subject (Philosophy)--History--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London New Brunswick, NJ Athlone Press 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

French philosophy and cultural theory continue to hold a prestigious and influential position in European thought. One of the central themes of contemporary French philosophy is its concern with the theoretical and political status of the subject, a question which has been broached by structuralists and poststructuralists through an analysis of the construction of the subject in and by language, discourse, power and ideology.Contemporary French Philosophy outlines the construction of the subject in modern philosophy, focusing in particular on the seminal work of Althusser, Lacan, Derrida and Foucault. The book interrogates some of the most influential perspectives on the question of the subject to contest those postmodern voices which announce its disappearance or death. It argues instead that the question of the subject persists, even in those perspectives which seek to abandon it altogether.Providing a broad introduction to the field and an original analysis of some of the most influential theorists of the 20th Century, the book will be of great interest to political and literary theorists, cultural historians, as well as to philosophers

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Inheriting Problems and Paradoxes: Subjectivity and Modern Philosophy; 2. Marxism and Subjectivity: from Lukács to Althusser; 3. Psychoanalysis, Subjectivity and the Vita Lingua; 4. Derrida, Subjectivity and the Politics of Différance; 5. The Discursive Construction of the Subject; Conclusion - The Persistence of the Subject; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references

ISBN:

9786611291600

9781472546197

1472546199

9781281291608

1281291609

9781847142634

184714263X

OCLC:

609838750