Lyotard: Philosophy, Politics and the Sublime (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415919593)

Jean-Franois Lyotard, the highly influential twentieth-century philosopher of the postmodern, has had an enormous impact on the course and commitment of contemporary philosophy. Lyotard: Philosophy, Politics, and the Sublime is a thoroughgoing reassessment of his extraordinary legacy and contribution to contemporary cultural, political, ethical, and aesthetic theory, and an indispenable guide to key issues in his philosophy. Fifteen distinguished scholars have contributed new, original essays examining the main themes in Lyotard's work with a focus on the special intersections of philosophy, psychoanalysis, politics, and the experience of the sublime in art. The volume includes an up-to-date bibliography of works by and about Lyotard, previously unpublished photographs of Lyotard, and an incisive essay by Lyotard himself on the philosophical significance of Freud's case of Emma.

Author: Hugh J. Silverman
ISBN-10: 0415919592
ISBN-13: 9780415919593
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 09/27/2002
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.04w x 0.86d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/2002 pg. 100
Library Journal 08/12/2002