Lyotard and Politics : A Critical Introduction
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| Title: | Lyotard and Politics : A Critical Introduction |
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| Description: | It is Jean François Lyotard's political focus that singles him out from his poststructuralist and postmodernist contemporaries. He is invariably'thinking politics': finding ways of translating philosophical thought into a basis for political action. Stuart Sim explores how Lyotard's brand of pragmatism can provide a focus for political theory and action in our cultural climate, especially in light of the dramatic resurgence of right-wing extremism. |
| Authors: | Stuart Sim |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Political science--Philosophy--History--20th century |
| Categories: | PHILOSOPHY / Political |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | It is Jean François Lyotard's political focus that singles him out from his poststructuralist and postmodernist contemporaries. He is invariably'thinking politics': finding ways of translating philosophical thought into a basis for political action. Stuart Sim explores how Lyotard's brand of pragmatism can provide a focus for political theory and action in our cultural climate, especially in light of the dramatic resurgence of right-wing extremism. |
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| ISBN: | 9781474456517 9781474456531 9781474456548 |
