The Inhuman: Reflections on Time - Couverture rigide

Lyotard, Jean-Francois

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0745607721 ISBN 13 : 9780745607726

Editeur : Polity Press, 1992

Synopsis

Jean-Francois Lyotard is one of Europe's foremost philosophers, known for his work "The Postmodern Condition". In this study he develops his analysis of the phenomena of postmodernity. The author examines the philosophy of Kant, Heidegger, Adorno and Derrida and looks at the works of modernist and postmodernist art and artists such as Cezanne, Debussy and Boulex, Lyotard addresses issues such as time and memory, the sublime and the avant-garde, and the relationship between aesthetics and politics. Throughout his discussion, he considers the close but problematic links between modernity, progress and humanity, and the transition to postmodernity. Lyotard claims that it is the task of literature, philosophy and the arts to bear witness and to explain this difficult transition. This contribution to aesthetic and philosophical debates should be of interest to students in philosophy, literary and cultural theory and politics.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this major study, now available in paperback, Lyotard develops his analysis of the phenomenon of postmodernity, and examines the philosophy of Kant, Heidegger, Adorno and Derrida. Lyotard claims that it is the task of literature, philosophy and the arts to bear witness to and explain the links between modernity, progress and humanity, and the difficult transition to postmodernity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745607721
• ISBN 13: 9780745607726
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 226
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible