Description: Further DetailsTitle: Intellectuals and PowerCondition: NewEAN: 9780745668413ISBN: 9780745668413Publisher: Polity PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/07/2014Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 138mmItem Width: 15mmItem Weight: 248gLanguage: EnglishDescription: In this important new book, the leading philosopher François Laruelle examines the role of intellectuals in our societies today, specifically with regards to criminal justice. He argues that, rather than concerning themselves with abstract philosophical notions like justice, truth and violence, intellectuals should focus on the human victims. Drawing on his influential theory of ‘non-philosophy’, he shows how we can submit the theorizing of intellectuals to the scrutiny of the everyday suffering of the victims of crime. In the course of a wide-ranging discussion with Philippe Petit, Laruelle suspends the presumed authority of intellectuals by challenging the image of the ‘dominant intellectual’ exemplified by philosophers such as Sartre, Foucault, Lyotard and Debray. In place of domination, he puts forward instead a theory of ‘determination’: the determined intellectual is one whose character is conditioned by his relationship to the victim, rather than one who attempts to dominate the victim’s experience through a process of theorizing. While philosophy consistently takes the voice away from victims of suffering, non-philosophy is able to construct a theory of violence and crime that gives voice to the victim. This highly original book will be essential reading for all those interested in contemporary French philosophy and all those concerned with justice in the modern world.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityAuthor: François LaruelleRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Intellectuals and Power
Title: Intellectuals and Power
EAN: 9780745668413
ISBN: 9780745668413
Release Date: 11/07/2014
Release Year: 2014
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Intellectuals and Power
Publisher: Polity Press
Subject: General, History & Surveys / Modern
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2014
Item Weight: 8.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 8.5 in
Subject Area: Philosophy
Author: François Laruelle
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
