After Poststructuralism: Transitions and Transformations (The History of Continental Philosophy) - Hardcover

Braidotti, Rosi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844652173 ISBN 13: 9781844652174

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

The end of the Cold War revitalised continental philosophy and, more particularly, interest in it from outside philosophy. "After Poststructuralism: Transitions and Transformations" analyses the main developments in continental philosophy between 1980-1995, a time of great upheaval and profound social change. The volume ranges across the birth of postmodernism, the differing traditions of France, Germany and Italy, third generation critical theory, radical democracy, postcolonial philosophy, the turn to ethics, feminist philosophies, the increasing engagement with religion, and the rise of performativity and post-analytic philosophy. Analyses of the major figures are integrated within the discussion. After Poststructuralism reveals how continental philosophy - fuelled by an intense ethical and political desire to reflect changing social and political conditions - responded to the changing world and to the key issues of the time, notably globalisation, technology and ethnicity.

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About the Author

Rosi Braidotti is Distinguished Professor in the Humanities and founding Director of the Centre for the Humanities at Utrecht University in The Netherlands.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844652173
• ISBN 13: 9781844652174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 418