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Jean-Pierre Couture - Sloterdijk - 9780745663807 - V9780745663807
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Sloterdijk

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Description for Sloterdijk Hardcover. This is the first English-language introduction to Peter Sloterdijk, the distinguished German philosopher and controversial public intellectual. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.

This is the first English-language introduction to Peter Sloterdijk, the distinguished German philosopher and controversial public intellectual.

Sloterdijk, in the tradition of Nietzsche and Heine, is an iconoclast who uses humour and biting critique to challenge many of modernity�s sacred thinkers, from Kant to Heidegger, in the process radically reinterpreting the canon of Western philosophy. In this unique textbook, leading Sloterdijk expert Jean-Pierre Couture explains in accessible language Sloterdijk�s exceptional contribution, breaking his thought down into five key approaches: psychopolitics, anthropotechnics, spherology, controversy, and therapeutics. Sloterdijk�s frequent public controversies, with supporters of Habermas and the Frankfurt school in particular, ... Read more

This fascinating book will be an essential companion for those interested in the hybrid aesthetics of thought situated at the crossroads of art and philosophy. Its up-to-date analyses of Sloterdijk�s recently translated corpus will make it essential reading for all students and scholars of modern European thought.

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Product Details

Publisher
Polity
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Key Contemporary Thinkers
Condition
New
Weight
369g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745663807
SKU
V9780745663807
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-14

About Jean-Pierre Couture
Jean-Pierre Couture is Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa

Reviews for Sloterdijk
"Jean-Pierre Couture's long-awaited essay on Peter Sloterdijk is the first attempt to assess his entire work and it is something of a tour-de-force. Peter Sloterdijk is one of the most inventive, provocative and controversial contemporary philosopher. A disciple of Nietzsche and Heidegger in rupture with the tradition of the School of Frankfurt, he is the most French of German ... Read more

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