| Philosophy and Freedom: Derrida, Rorty, Habermas, Foucault Contributor(s): McCumber, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253213630 ISBN-13: 9780253213631 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: Philosophy and Freedom explores the liberating promises contained in the thought of the 20th century's most influential philosophers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Free Will & Determinism - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 123.521 |
| LCCN: 99043396 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Series: Studies in Continental Thought (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.1" W x 9.22" (0.78 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John McCumber asserts that the true target of philosophical liberation is to break the structures of domination that have been encoded in western civilization. Because of the emancipatory nature of their thought, Derrida, Foucault, Habermas, and Rorty challenge domination, but they do not see their challenge clearly and it does not rise to the level of conscious critique in their writings. Using Nietzsche's writings on the great liberation as a starting point, McCumber captures the valuable, but elusive insights of these thinkers and places them in the larger, pluralistic movement toward philosophical freedom. |