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Book SynopsisElaborates the fundamental project on continental philosophy
Trade Review"Well conceived and well argued... eminently useful and important." —Michael Naas, DePaul University
"Overall, this is an outstanding book that will serve as a fine supplement (and guide) to important primary texts in early twentieth-century continental philosophy. However, it will also be of great interest to scholars in this area due to the tendentious reframing agenda and the copious scholarly notes that append each chapter. This book would serve as an interesting supplemental text for a course on continental thought and is a valuable resource for any university library." —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"Well researched and credible in its sweep through the various philosophical projects it considers." —James Risser, Seattle University
"Leonard Lawlor has proven himself to be one of the most imaginative and original interpreters of French philosophy." —Stephen H. Watson, University of Notre Dame
"Textual summaries are clear, and interpretations are fresh and compelling. Helpful bibliography and index.... Recommended." —Choice
"[t]his book will function well as an introduction to continental philosophy (and should be so used)... Lawlor has clearly and forcefully articulated the central driving impulse behind continental philosophy." —Philosophy in Review
Table of ContentsPreface: The Four Conceptual Features
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: Structure and Genesis of Early Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy
1. Thinking beyond Platonism: Bergson’s "Introduction to Metaphysics" (1903)
2. Schizophrenic Thought: Freud’s "The Unconscious" (1915)
3. Consciousness as Distance: Husserl’s "Phenomenology" (the 1929 Encyclopedia Britannica Entry)
4. The Thought of the Nothing: Heidegger’s "What is Metaphysics?" (1929)
5. Dwelling in the Speaking of Language: Heidegger’s "Language" (1950)
6. Dwelling in the Texture of the Visible: Merleau-Ponty’s "Eye and Mind" (1961)
7. Enveloped in a Nameless Voice: Foucault’s "The Thought of the Outside" (1966)
Conclusion: Further Questions
Appendix 1: Note on the Idea of Immanence
Appendix 2: What is a Trait?
Notes
Bibliography
Index
