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Why Philosophize
Jean-François Lyotard
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Description for Why Philosophize
Hardcover. * Jean-Francois Lyotard is one of the most influential philosophers of the last fifty years and his book, The Postmodern Condition, was an international bestseller. * This short and very accessible book consists of a series of introductory lectures on philosophy that Lyotard gave to new students. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Why Philosophize? is a series of lectures given by Jean-François Lyotard to students at the Sorbonne embarking on their university studies. The circumstances obliged him to be both clear and concise: at the same time, his lectures offer a profound and far-reaching meditation on how essential it is to philosophize in a world where philosophy often seems irrelevant, outdated, or inconclusive.
Lyotard begins by drawing on Plato, Proust and Lacan to show that philosophy is a never-ending desire - for wisdom, for the ‘other’. In the second lecture he draws on Heraclitus and Hegel to explore ... Read more
Why Philosophize? is a series of lectures given by Jean-François Lyotard to students at the Sorbonne embarking on their university studies. The circumstances obliged him to be both clear and concise: at the same time, his lectures offer a profound and far-reaching meditation on how essential it is to philosophize in a world where philosophy often seems irrelevant, outdated, or inconclusive.
Lyotard begins by drawing on Plato, Proust and Lacan to show that philosophy is a never-ending desire - for wisdom, for the ‘other’. In the second lecture he draws on Heraclitus and Hegel to explore ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
Number of Pages
100
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745670720
SKU
V9780745670720
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About Jean-François Lyotard
Jean-François Lyotard is formerly Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Paris VIII and Professor, University of California at Irvine.
Reviews for Why Philosophize
"Lyotard suffered the fate of having his name attached to a once fashionable idea that is now decisively démodé: postmodernism. That Lyotard was a major voice in philosophy that we should read and reread is evidenced by this genuinely delightful, surprising and accessible series of introductory lectures." Simon Critchley, New School for Social Research "Desire has ... Read more