| Recognition, Work, Politics: New Directions in French Critical Theory Contributor(s): Dr Deranty, Jean-Philippe (Editor), Petherbridge, Danielle (Editor), Rundell, J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004157883 ISBN-13: 9789004157880 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $157.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: Recognition, Work, Politics includes a range of essays in contemporary French critical theory around politics, recognition, and work, and their philosophical articulations. These issues are addressed from directions that include post-structuralism, the paradigm of the gift, recognition theory, and post-marxism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Social - Philosophy | Political - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 142.094 |
| LCCN: 2007060892 |
| Series: Social and Critical Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (1.60 lbs) 315 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays in Recognition, Work, Politics indicate the diversity and continuity of contemporary French critical theory concerning both the question of politics and its philosophical articulation. These themes are approached and addressed from directions that include post-structuralism, the paradigm of the gift, and post-marxism. Recognition, Work, Politics also highlights critical theories developed in France today that concentrate on the central issues of recognition and work. These themes highlight the renewed reception of German Critical Theory in contemporary French thought particularly around the project of recognition developed by Axel Honneth. Philosophers and social and critical theorists published in Recognition, Work, Politics include Etienne Balibar, Jacques Ranci re, Axel Honneth, Christophe Dejours, Alain Caill , Christian Lazzeri, Emmanuel Renault, G rard Raulet and Yves Sintomer. |