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Postscript on Insignificance Cornelius Castoriadis

Postscript on Insignificance By Cornelius Castoriadis

Postscript on Insignificance by Cornelius Castoriadis


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Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997) was a philosopher, social critic, political activist, practicing psychoanalyst and professional economist. This collection of interviews discusses some of his most important ideas with leading figures in the disciplines that play such a crucial part in his philosophical work: poetry, psychoanalysis, and biology.

Postscript on Insignificance Summary

Postscript on Insignificance: Dialogues with Cornelius Castoriadis by Cornelius Castoriadis

This title is a collection of interviews in which Cornelius Castoriadis discusses his key works and ideas. Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997) was a philosopher, social critic, political activist, practicing psychoanalyst and professional economist. His work is widely recognized as one of the most singular and important contributions to twentieth-century thought. In this collection of interviews, Castoriadis discusses some of his most important ideas with leading figures in the disciplines that play such a crucial part in his philosophical work: poetry, psychoanalysis, biology and mathematics. Available in English for the first time, these interviews provide a concise and accessible introduction to his work as a whole, allowing him to draw on the astounding breadth of his knowledge (ranging from philosophy and mathematics to political theory and psychoanalysis). They also render Castoriadis' cutting, polemical and entertaining style while displaying the originality and clarity of his primary concepts. Intellectually provoking, this timely collection shows how Castoriadis' polemics are sharp and riveting, his conceptual manoeuvres rigorous and original, and his passion inspiring. This is an excellent introduction to one of Europe's most important intellectuals.

About Cornelius Castoriadis

Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997) was a Greek-French philosopher, economist and psychoanalyst. He taught at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris and is best known for The Imaginary Institution of Society (trans. Kathleen Blamey, MIT Press, 1998). His work has had a profound influence on many contemporary European thinkers, including Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou and Jacques Ranciere. John V. Garner is a PhD candidate in philosophy at Villanova University, USA. Gabriel Rockhill is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, USA. He also teaches at the Centre Parisien d'Etudes Critiques and the College International de Philosophie, France. He publications include Jacques Ranciere: Politics, Art, History (Duke UP, 2009).

Table of Contents

Editor's Introduction; Part I: Postscript on Insignificance; 'Neither God, Nor Caesar, Nor Tribune!...': Interview with David Mermet; Part II: Dialogues; Preface: Introduction to Discussants; Rejoinders: 'Facing Modernity' - 'France Culture' dialogue with Octavio Paz; Interview with Jean-Luc Donnet; Interview with Francisco Varela; Interview with Alain Connes; Bibliography of Castoriadis' Works; Index.

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NLS9781441108708
9781441108708
144110870X
Postscript on Insignificance: Dialogues with Cornelius Castoriadis by Cornelius Castoriadis
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Paperback
Continuum Publishing Corporation
20110214
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