Lyotard and Politics: A Critical Introduction

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2020)
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Stuart Sim explores how Lyotard's brand of pragmatism can provide a focus for political theory and action in our cultural climate, especially in light of the dramatic resurgence of right-wing extremism.

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9781474456531   1474456510

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10.1515/9781474456531

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Introduction: Thinking Politics with Lyotard.  (pages 1-7)
1. ‘Philosophical Politics’ in the Twenty-first Century.  (pages 8-28)
2. Relativism and the Problem of Value Judgement.  (pages 29-39)
3. Lyotard and the Post-Marxist Turn.  (pages 40-68)
4. The Politics of the Differend.  (pages 69-83)
5. The Politics of Heidegger.  (pages 84-95)
6. Thinking the Politics of the Future.  (pages 96-111)
7. Aesthetics and Politics.  (pages 112-133)
Conclusion: Towards a Politics of the Event.  (pages 134-158)
Bibliography.  (pages 159-166)
Index.  (pages 167-172)

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Bibliography.Stuart Sim - 2022 - In A Call to Dissent: Defending Democracy Against Extremism and Populism. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 194-201.

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