Badiou, Balibar, Ranciere: Re-thinking Emancipation: 62 (Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy) - Softcover

Hewlett, Nick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1441109676 ISBN 13: 9781441109675

Publisher: Continuum, 2010

Synopsis

In recent years there has been increased interest in three contemporary French philosophers, all former students of Louis Althusser and each now an influential thinker in his own right. Alain Badiou is one of the most important living continental thinkers, well-known for his pioneering theory of the Event. Etienne Balibar has forged new approaches to democracy, citizenship and what he describes as 'equaliberty'. Jacques Ranciere has crossed boundaries between history, politics and aesthetics and his work is beginning to receive the attention it deserves. Nick Hewlett brings these three thinkers together, examining the political aspects of their work. He argues that in each of their systems there are useful and insightful elements that make real contributions to the understanding of the modern history of politics and to the understanding of contemporary politics. But he also identifies and explores problems in each of Badiou, Balibar and Ranciere's work, arguing that none offers a wholly convincing approach. This is a must-have for students of contemporary continental philosophy.

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About the Author

Nick Hewlett is Professor of French Studies and Chair of the Department at the University of Warwick, UK. His previous publications include Modern French Politics (Polity Press, 1998), Contemporary France: Politics, Economics and Society Since 1945 (with Jill Forbes and François Nectoux, Longman, 2000) and Democracy in Modern France (Continuum, 2003).

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441109676
• ISBN 13: 9781441109675
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208