A critical sense : interviews with intellectuals

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A critical sense : interviews with intellectuals

edited by Peter Osborne

Routledge, 1996

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  • : pbk

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"The following interviews were previously published in Radical philosophy, ... [issues from] RP56 (Autumn 1990) ... [to] RP73 (September/October 1995)"--P. vi

Includes bibliographical notes and index (p. 179-185)

Contents of Works

  • Introduction : Philosophy and the role of intellectuals / Peter Osborne
  • Institution and autonomy / Cornelius Castoriadis ; [interviewed by Peter Dews and Peter Osborne]
  • Lacan in Slovenia / Slavoj Žižek and Renata Salecl ; [interviewed by Peter Dews and Peter Osborne]
  • Postscript / Slavoj Žižek ; [interviewed by Peter Osborne]
  • The legacy of Marx / Istvan Mészáros ; [interviewed by Chris Arthur and Joseph McCarney]
  • Orientalism and after / Edward Said ; [interviewed by Anne Beezer and Peter Osborne]
  • Critical theory in Germany today / Axel Honneth ; [interviewed by Peter Osborne and Stale Finke]
  • Gender as performance / Judith Butler ; [interviewed by Peter Osborne and Lynne Segal]
  • American Radicalism / Cornel West ; [interviewed by Peter Osborne]
  • Feminism, deconstruction and the law / Drucilla Cornell ; [interviewed by Peter Osborne]
  • Setting to work (Transnational cultural studies) / Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak ; [interviewed by Peter Osborne]

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Description

A Critical Sense brings together in a single volume the leading figures of contemporary radical theory. Moving freely between philosophy, politics and cultural studies, it offers a fascinating overview of the lines of thought of today's intellectual left. Marxism, feminism, psychoanalysis and critical theory, literary studies, deconstruction, pragmatism, postcolonial and queer theory are discussed in a series of interviews from the journal Radical Philosophy. Those interviewed are: Judith Butler Cornelius Castoriadis Drucilla Cornell Axel Honneth Istvan Meszaros Edward Said Renata Salecl Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Cornel West Slavoj Zizek For those unfamiliar with the often daunting work of some of today's most important thinkers, ACritical Sense will offer an ideal introduction; for those already acquainted with the writings of the theorists interviewed here, the collection will throw new - and often surprising - light on familiar ground.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Critical Sense Philosophers, Interviews, Intellectuals Peter Osborne 1. Institution and Autonomy Cornelius Castoriadis 2. Lacan in Slovenia Renata Salecl and Slavoj Zizek Postscript Slavoj Zizek 3. The Legacy of Marx Istvan Meszaros 4. Orientalism and After Edward Said 5. Critical Theory in Germany Today Axel Honneth 6. Gender as Performance Judith Butler 7. American Radicalism Cornel West 8. Feminism, Deconstruction and the Law Drucilla Cornell 9. Setting to Work (Transnational Cultural Studies) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Index

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