For many, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, and Gilles Deleuze represent one of the greatest movements in French philosophy. But these philosophers and their works did not materialize without a philosophical heritage. In this work, Leonard Lawlor shows how the work of Maurice Me…
Anthropologist "Lévi-Strauss has made a major new contribution to our understanding of the place of art in human life, the nature of its appeal, the source of its creativity, and its universality."--Jacket
Anthropologist "Lévi-Strauss has made a major new contribution to our understanding of the place of art in human life, the nature of its appeal, the source of its creativity, and its universality."--Jacket
Exploring the Kantian and phenomenological background of Derrida, Deleuze, Foucault and Irigaray, this book raises some key questions and issues in critical theory. Is it still possible to sustain a transcendental critical project? How do such projects fare in the current terrai…
This volume aims to provide an historical analysis of sociology and its implications today. The author presents a number of contemporary theories, ranging from historical materialism, phenomenology, structuralism and world system theory. The book ranges from analyses of the "Heg…
