Blanchot''s Communism - Art, Philosophy and the Political

Informationen zum Autor LARS IYER is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. Klappentext Iyer argues for the transformative potential for philosophy and political practice of the thought of Maurice Blanchot. The book traces Blanchot's complex negotiations of the thought of Hegel, Heidegger, Bataille and Levinas, which allowed him to develop his distinctive account of the work of art and his account of the opening to the Other. Iyer also examines the significance of Blanchot's interventions in French political life, in particular, his participation in the events of May 1968. Zusammenfassung Iyer argues for the transformative potential for philosophy and political practice of the thought of Maurice Blanchot. The book traces Blanchot's complex negotiations of the thought of Hegel, Heidegger, Bataille and Levinas, which allowed him to develop his distinctive account of the work of art and his account of the opening to the Other. Iyer also examines the significance of Blanchot's interventions in French political life, in particular, his participation in the events of May 1968. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction: The Claim of Communism The Beast in Me The Temple of Night The Sphinx's Gaze Weary Truth Philosophy Unbound Mortal Substitution We Take Their Place Bibliography

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Preface Introduction: The Claim of Communism The Beast in Me The Temple of Night The Sphinx's Gaze Weary Truth Philosophy Unbound Mortal Substitution We Take Their Place Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: L Iyer, L. Iyer, Lars Iyer
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2004
• EAN: 9781349515509
• ISBN: 978-1-349-51550-9
• No. of pages: 209
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Aesthetics, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Modern philosophy: since c 1800, Philosophy: aesthetics, Social Philosophy, Political science and theory, Social sciences—Philosophy, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Modern Philosophy, communism;Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel;Hegel;philosophy