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Through a meticulous examination of unpublished works and manuscripts, the book reevaluates Louis Althusser's philosophical contributions and his engagement with contemporaries like Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, and Lacan. It highlights Althusser's intellectual confrontations around the themes of structure, subject, and beginnings and endings. By analyzing these interactions, the author illuminates the dynamics of structuralism and poststructuralism, offering fresh insights into the vibrant landscape of French philosophy during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Althusser and His Contemporaries: Philosophy's Perpetual War, Warren Montag
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- 2013
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- Title
- Althusser and His Contemporaries: Philosophy's Perpetual War
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Warren Montag
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Publisher
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN13
- 9780822354000
- Category
- About Literature
- Description
- Through a meticulous examination of unpublished works and manuscripts, the book reevaluates Louis Althusser's philosophical contributions and his engagement with contemporaries like Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, and Lacan. It highlights Althusser's intellectual confrontations around the themes of structure, subject, and beginnings and endings. By analyzing these interactions, the author illuminates the dynamics of structuralism and poststructuralism, offering fresh insights into the vibrant landscape of French philosophy during the 1960s and 1970s.