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Figures of the Thinkable

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Description for Figures of the Thinkable Paperback. A collection of articles, lectures, and interviews whose apparent variety, touching on social criticism, psychoanalysis, philosophy, poetry and science, among others, is actually strongly focused on one main idea: that of autonomous, creative action at the individual and collective levels. Translator(s): Arnold, Helen. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.

In this posthumous collection of writings, Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997) pursues his incisive analysis of modern society, the philosophical basis of our ability to change it, and the points of intersection between his many approaches to this theme. His main philosophical postulate, that the human subject and society are not predetermined, asserts the primacy of creation and the possibility of creative, autonomous activity in every domain. This argument is combined with penetrating political and social criticism, opening numerous avenues of critical thought and action.

The book’s wide-ranging topics include the core worldview of ancient Athens, where the idea of self-creation and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804756181
SKU
V9780804756181
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Ref
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About Cornelius Castoriadis
The late Cornelius Castoriadis was Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and a practicing psychoanalyst. Among his many books in English are On Plato's "Statesman" (Stanford University Press, 2002) and World in Fragments: Writings on Politics, Society, Psychoanalysis, and the Imagination (Stanford University Press, 1997).

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