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Taylor & Francis Adorno
Book SynopsisTheodor W. Adorno (1903-69) was one of the foremost philosophers and social theorists of the post-war period. Crucial to the development of Critical Theory, his highly original and distinctive but often difficult writings not only advance questions of fundamental philosophical significance, but provide deep-reaching analyses of literature, art, music sociology and political theory. In this comprehensive introduction, Brian O'Connor explains Adorno's philosophy for those coming to his work for the first time, through original new lines of interpretation. Beginning with an overview of Adorno's life and key philosophical views and influences, which contextualizes the intellectual environment in which he worked, O'Connor assesses the central elements of Adorno's philosophy.He carefully examines Adorno's distinctive style of analysis and shows how much of his work is a critical response to the various forms of identity thinking that have underpinned the destruTrade Review'Introductions such as Brian O'Connor's Adorno are a genre in their own right with their proper demands. ... O'Connor's style is careful, mercifully jargon-free, and nicely suited to the genre. He is not seduced into emulating Adorno's scintillating style, and he handles Adorno's abstruse concepts with insight and dexterity.' - James Gordon Finlayson, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'O’Connor’s book stands out as an exceptionally lucid and reliable introduction to a notoriously difficult thinker. I can think of no study of this kind that so elegantly and effectively explores Adorno’s thought and its relevance to our own time.' - Espen Hammer, Temple University, USA'This long-awaited introduction is an ideal starting point for anyone interested in Adorno’s rich and challenging work. O’Connor succeeds in combining accessibility with philosophical sophistication and interpretative nuance. He unlocks major difficulties with which Adorno’s writings presents us and demonstrates the enduring importance of non-identity thinking.' - Fabian Freyenhagen, University of Essex, UK"This is unquestionably the best introduction to Adorno available, and should be recommended to anyone hoping to familiarize themselves with this difficult and rewarding philosopher." -Owen Hulatt, Unversity of York, UK "This book is a most welcome addition to the Routledge Philosophers series. Brian O’Connor’s slim volume is perhaps the most concise yet wide-ranging of all introductions to Theodor W. Adorno’s (1903–1969) thought currently in print today. O’Connor’s text deserves a spot on the shelf of anyone who is interested in the Frankfurt School in general or Adorno in particular. Those who are interested in learning more about the philosopher by the name of Adorno would be wise to pick this book up." -Patrick Gamsby, Brandeis University, USA "...this new introduction is lucid and gripping...In particular, it is excellent in bringing out the significance of Adorno's criticisms of identity-thinking, which are too often dismissed as obscure." -Koshka Duff in Marx & Philosophy Review of Books'Introductions such as Brian O'Connor's Adorno are a genre in their own right with their proper demands. ... O'Connor's style is careful, mercifully jargon-free, and nicely suited to the genre. He is not seduced into emulating Adorno's scintillating style, and he handles Adorno's abstruse concepts with insight and dexterity.' - James Gordon Finlayson, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'O’Connor’s book stands out as an exceptionally lucid and reliable introduction to a notoriously difficult thinker. I can think of no study of this kind that so elegantly and effectively explores Adorno’s thought and its relevance to our own time.' - Espen Hammer, Temple University, USA'This long-awaited introduction is an ideal starting point for anyone interested in Adorno’s rich and challenging work. O’Connor succeeds in combining accessibility with philosophical sophistication and interpretative nuance. He unlocks major difficulties with which Adorno’s writings presents us and demonstrates the enduring importance of non-identity thinking.' - Fabian Freyenhagen, University of Essex, UKTable of ContentsChronology 1. Adorno’s Life and Philosophical Motivations 2. Society 3. Experience 4. Metaphysics 5. Freedom and Morality 6. Aesthetics 7. Philosophical Legacy. Glossary Bibliography. Index
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Critical and Cultural Theory Reader
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Critical and Cultural Theory Reader
Book SynopsisEverything is open to question. Nothing is sacred.Critical and cultural theory invites a rethinking of some of our most basic assumptions about who we are, how we behave, and how we interpret the world around us.The Routledge Critical and Cultural Theory Reader brings together 29 key pieces from the last century and a half that have shaped the field. Topics include: subjectivity, language, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, the body, the human, class, culture, everyday life, literature, psychoanalysis, technology, power, and visuality. The choice of texts, together with the editors'' introduction and glossary, will allow newcomers to begin from first principles, while the use of unabridged readings will also make the volume suitable for those undertaking more specialized work. Material is arranged chronologically, but the editors have suggested thematic pathways through the selections. Table of ContentsPathways Acknowledgments Editors’ Introduction 1. Karl Marx, ‘Preface (to a Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy)’, 1859. 2. Sigmund Freud, 'A Note on the Unconscious in Psychoanalysis', 1912. 3. Ferdinand de Saussure, ‘Linguistic Value’, 1916. 4. Joan Riviere, ‘Womanliness as a Masquerade’, 1929. 5. Walter Benjamin, ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’, 1936. 6. Jacques Lacan, ‘The Mirror Stage as Formative of the Function of the I as Revealed in Psychoanalytic Experience’, 1949. 7. Frantz Fanon, ‘The Fact of Blackness’, 1952. 8. Raymond Williams, ‘Culture is Ordinary’, 1958. 9. Henri Lefebvre, ‘The Social Text’, 1961. 10. Hayden White, ‘The Burden of History’, 1966. 11. Roland Barthes, ‘The Death of the Author’, 1968. 12. Jacques Derrida, ‘Differance’, 1968. 13. Michel de Certeau, ‘Walking in the City’, 1974. 14. Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, ‘What is a Minor Literature?’, 1975. 15. Michel Foucault, ‘Panopticism’, 1975. 16. Laura Mulvey, ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’, 1975. 17. Edward Said, Introduction to Orientalism, 1978. 18. Stuart Hall, ‘Encoding/Decoding’, 1980. 19. Julia Kristeva, ‘Approaching Abjection’, 1980. 20. Jean Baudrillard, ‘Simulacra and Science Fiction’, 1981. 21. Jean-François Lyotard, ‘Answer to the Question: What is the Postmodern?’, 1982. 22. Gayle Rubin, ‘Thinking Sex: Notes Towards a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality’, 1984. 23. Donna J. Haraway, ‘A Manifesto for Cyborgs: Science, Technology, and Socialist Feminism in the 1980s’, 1985. 24. Gloria Anzaldúa, ‘How to Tame a Wild Tongue’, 1987. 25. Judith Butler, ‘Imitation and Gender Insubordination’, 1991. 26. Chandra Talpade Mohanty, ‘Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses’, 1991. 27. Giorgio Agamben, Introduction to Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life, 1995. 28. Lauren Berlant and Michael Warner, ‘What Does Queer Theory Teach Us About X?’, 1995 29. Marjorie Garber, ‘Who Owns "Human Nature"?’, 2003. Glossary Index
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Companion to Semiotics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Marxism and Human Nature
Book SynopsisIs there such a thing as human nature? Here Sean Sayers defends the controversial theory that human nature is in fact an historical phenomenon. He gives an ambitious and wide ranging defence of the Marxist and Hegelian historical approach and engages with a wide range of work at the heart of the contemporary debate in social and moral philosophy.Trade Review'Sayer's book is an articulate, sophisticated and clear discussion of human nature as a historical phenomenon. It is beautifuly written and has insights into a rich range of topics from the role of work in contemporary society to the ambivalent nature of social progress. Anyone interested in sociology, politics and philosophy of our society will find this book thought-provoking and fruitful.' - Professor David McLellan, University of KentTable of ContentsPart 1 WORK AND HUMAN NATURE; 1 INTRODUCTION: HUMAN NATURE AS A HISTORICAL PHENOMENON; Chapter 2 CONCEPTS OF HUMAN FULFILMENT; Chapter 3 THE NEED TO WORK; Chapter 4 THE ROLE OF LEISURE; Chapter 5 ALIENATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; Part 2 VALUES AND PROGRESS; Chapter 6 THE ACTUAL AND THE RATIONAL; Chapter 7 ANALYTICAL MARXISM AND MORALITY; Chapter 8 MORAL VALUES AND PROGRESS; Chapter 9 MARXISM AND HUMAN NATURE; Appendix: GORZ ON WORK AND LIBERATION; Notes; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;
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Taylor & Francis Giorgio Agamben
Book SynopsisGiorgio Agamben is one of the most important and controversial figures in contemporary continental philosophy and critical theory. His work covers a broad array of topics from biblical criticism to Guantanamo Bay and the war on terror'. Alex Murray explains Agamben's key ideas, including: an overview of his work from first publication to the present clear analysis of Agamben's philosophy of language and life theories of ethics and witnessing' the relationship between Agamben's political writing and his work on aesthetics and poetics. Investigating the relationship between politics, language, literature, aesthetics and ethics, this guide is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the complex nature of modern political and cultural formations.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Why Agamben? Key Ideas 1. Language and the Negativity of Being 2. Infancy and Archaeological Method 3. Potentiality and ‘the Task of the Coming Philosophy’ 4. Politics – Bare Life and Sovereign Power 5. The Homeland of Gesture – Art and Cinema 6. The Laboratory of Literature 7. Bearing Witness and Messianic Time After Agamben Further Reading Works Cited
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Taylor & Francis The Value of Marx Political Economy for Contemporary Capitalism 41 Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy Numbered
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Romanticism
Book SynopsisRomanticism was a revolutionary intellectual and artistic movement which generated some of the most popular and influential texts in British and American literary history. This clear and engaging guide introduces the history, major writers and critical issues of this crucial era. This fully updated second edition includes: Discussion of a broad range of writers including William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, John Keats, Ralph Waldo Emerson, H.D. Thoreau, Frederick Douglas A new chapter on American Romanticism Discussion of the romantic sublime or romantic imagination An engagement with critical debates such as postcolonialism, gender studies and ecocriticism. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Enlightenment or Romantic? 2. Constructions of the Term Romantic 3. Enlightenment and Romantic 4. American Romanticism
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