Albert Camus As Political Thinker - Nihilisms and the Politics of Contempt

Informationen zum Autor SAMANTHA NOVELLO is a teacher of Philosophy and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Turin, Italy. She is co-editor of the new edition of Albert Camus's complete works in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade (Gallimard)." Klappentext An intense genealogical reconstruction of Camus's political thinking challenging the philosophical import of his writings as providing an alternative, aesthetic understanding of politics, political action and freedom outside and against the nihilistic categories of modern political philosophy and the contemporary politics of contempt and terrorisms Zusammenfassung An intense genealogical reconstruction of Camus's political thinking challenging the philosophical import of his writings as providing an alternative! aesthetic understanding of politics! political action and freedom outside and against the nihilistic categories of modern political philosophy and the contemporary politics of contempt and terrorisms Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Note on the Texts and Abbreviations Introduction: An 'Untimely' Political Thought for Serious Times The Twentieth Century Politics of Contempt 'Undisguised Influences' Tragic Beginnings An Artist's Point of View Commencement of Freedom The Absurd and Power Conclusion: Between Sade and the Dandy Notes Bibliography Index

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Acknowledgments Note on the Texts and Abbreviations Introduction: An 'Untimely' Political Thought for Serious Times The Twentieth Century Politics of Contempt 'Undisguised Influences' Tragic Beginnings An Artist's Point of View Commencement of Freedom The Absurd and Power Conclusion: Between Sade and the Dandy Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: S. Novello, Samantha Novello, NOVELLO SAMANTHA
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.10.2010
• EAN: 9780230240988
• ISBN: 978-0-230-24098-8
• No. of pages: 203
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, History: specific events & topics, Political Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Political History, Modern philosophy: since c 1800, Social Philosophy, World Politics, History of philosophy, philosophical traditions, Social sciences—Philosophy, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Modern Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Movement (Philosophy), Early Modern Philosophy