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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roudinesco, Elisabeth, 1944-

Standardized Title:

Philosophes dans la tourmente. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy--France--History--20th century.

Philosophy.

Philosophy, French--20th century.

Philosophy, French.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Chichester, UK : Columbia University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612897795

9781282897793

1282897799

9780231518857

0231518854

OCLC:

826476403