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Social and Critical Theory
A Critical Horizons Book Series
Editorial Board: John Rundell University of Melbourne (Editor-in-chief); Danielle Petherbridge University College Dublin, Jeremy Smith i>Ballarat University, Jean-Philippe Deranty Macquarie University, Robert Sinnerbrink Macquarie University.
Editorial Board
Editorial board: John Rundell (University of Melbourne), Danielle Petherbridge (University College Dublin), Jeremy Smith (Ballarat University), Jean-Philippe Deranty (Macquarie University), Robert Sinnerbrink (Macquarie University).
International Advisory Board: William Connolly (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore), Manfred Frank (Universität Tübingen), Leela Gandhi (La Trobe University, Melbourne), Agnes Heller (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest), Dick Howard (SUNY at Stony Brook), Martin Jay (University of California, Berkeley), Richard Kearney (Boston College), Paul Patton (University of New South Wales, Sydney), Michel Wieviorka (L'École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris)
International Advisory Board: William Connolly (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore), Manfred Frank (Universität Tübingen), Leela Gandhi (La Trobe University, Melbourne), Agnes Heller (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest), Dick Howard (SUNY at Stony Brook), Martin Jay (University of California, Berkeley), Richard Kearney (Boston College), Paul Patton (University of New South Wales, Sydney), Michel Wieviorka (L'École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris)
€90.00$125.00
By Stéphane Symons, KU Leuven, Belgium
In Walter Benjamin. Presence of Mind, Failure to Comprehend Stéphane Symons offers an innovative reading of the work of German philosopher, essayist and literary critic Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) that characterizes his writings as "neither a-theological, nor immediately theological."
€133.00$182.00
Edited by Nicholas H.Smith and Jean-Philippe Deranty
This volume addresses the long-standing neglect of the category of labour in critical social theory and it presents a powerful case for a new paradigm based on the anthropological significance of work and its role in shaping social bonds.
€147.00$190.00
Edited by Danielle Petherbridge
Axel Honneth: Critical Essays brings together critical interpretations of the work of Axel Honneth, from his earliest to his most recent writings, together with a comprehensive reply by Honneth that provides significant insights and clarifications into his project overall.
€137.00$177.00
Edited by Heikki Ikäheimo and Arto Laitinen
This unique collection examines the connections between two complementary approaches to philosophical social theory: Hegel-inspired theories of recognition (Anerkennung), and analytical social ontology. The chapters investigate the social constitution of persons and the nature of social and ...
€194.00$251.00
By George Markus
The book addresses the constitution of the high culture of modernity as an uneasy unity of the sciences, including philosophy, and the arts. Their internal dynamism and strain is established through, on the one hand, the relationship of the author - work - recipient, and, on the other, the ...
€106.00$137.00
By Volker Heins
The book provides a thematic account of the changing political thought of critical theorists from Adorno to Habermas and Honneth. Its purpose is to establish the relevance of this tradition for contemporary political theory and philosophy.
€125.00$162.00
Edited by Eduardo de la Fuente and Peter Murphy
This collection brings together philosophers, sociologists, musicologists and students of culture who theorize music through cultural practices as diverse as opera and classical music, jazz and pop, avant-garde and DIY musical cultures, music festivals and isolated listening through the iPod, ...
€173.00$224.00
Jean-Philippe Deranty
Beyond Communication is the first comprehensive study dedicated to the work of Axel Honneth. By relocating Honneth’s theory of recognition within the tradition of social philosophy, Beyond Communication demonstrates the great scope and variety of Honneth’s philosophical contribution.
€136.00$176.00
Jeff Klooger, Foreword by Dick Howard
This book is an introduction to the key ideas contained in Cornelius Castoriadis’ radical new theory of society and history, as well as a critical exploration of the philosophical underpinnings and implications of his reflections on Being, society and the self.
€104.00$135.00
Edited by Jean-Philippe Deranty, Danielle Petherbridge, John Rundell and Robert Sinnerbrink
Recognition, Work, Politics includes a range of essays in contemporary French critical theory around politics, recognition, and work, and their philosophical articulations. These issues are addressed from directions that include post-structuralism, the paradigm of the gift, recognition theory, ...
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