Intellectuals and Power

* Francois Laruelle is one of the most original and interesting philosophers writing today. * This is an accessible and engaging interview book with Laruelle, famous for the difficulty of his theory and prose, in which he discusses in clear and lucid prose his theory of non-philosophy, as well as the role of the intellectual.

List of contents

Translator?s Preface Interviewer?s Preface Prologue The Name-of-Manor the Identity of the Real Portrait of the Dominant IntellectualThe Victim and the Understanding of Crime The Practice of theDetermined Intellectual Criminal History and the Demand for Justice

About the author

François Laruelle is Professor Emeritus of the University of Paris X (Nanterre) and former director of the International College of Philosophy.

Summary

In this important new book, the leading philosopher Francois Laruelle examines the role of intellectuals in our societies today, specifically with regards to criminal justice.

Product details

• Authors: Laruelle, Fran Ois Laruelle, Fran?ois Laruelle, Francois Laruelle, François Laruelle
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2014
• EAN: 9780745668406
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-6840-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Philosophie, Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Kontinentalphilosophie, Philosophie des 20. Jhd., 20th Century Philosophy