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" Why philosophize? / "
Jean-François Lyotard ; translated by Andrew Brown.
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BL
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633231
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dltt
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Pourquoi philosopher?English
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Lyotard, Jean-François,1924-1998.
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Why philosophize? /\ Jean-François Lyotard ; translated by Andrew Brown.
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English edition.
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viii, 123 pages ;; 19 cm
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9780745670720 (hardback)
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: 0745670725 (hardback)
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: 9780745670737 (pbk.)
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: 0745670733 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Why desire? -- Philosophy and origin -- On philosophical speech -- On philosophy and action.
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"Why Philosophize? is a series of lectures given by Jean-Francois Lyotard to students at the Sorbonne embarking on their university studies. The circumstances obliged him to be both clear and concise: at the same time, his lectures offer a profound and far-reaching meditation on how essential it is to philosophize in a world where philosophy often seems irrelevant, outdated, or inconclusive. Lyotard begins by drawing on Plato, Proust and Lacan to show that philosophy is a never-ending desire--for wisdom, for the 'other'. In the second lecture he draws on Heraclitus and Hegel to explore the close relation between philosophy and history: the same restlessness, the same longing for a precarious unity, drives both. In his third lecture, Lyotard examines how philosophy is a form of speech that plays on the borders of what can be communicated directly. Finally, he turns to Marx, exploring the extent to which philosophy can be a transformative force within the world. These wonderfully accessible lectures will attract a wide readership, since, as Lyotard says, 'How can one not philosophize?' They are also an excellent introduction to Lyotard's thought."--Page 4 of cover.
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Philosophy, Introductions.
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194
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BD22.L9613 2013
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Brown, Andrew, (Literary translator)
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