Postscript on Insignificance
Dialogues with Cornelius Castoriadis
Cornelius Castoriadis author Gabriel Rockhill translator John V Garner translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Continuum Publishing Corporation
Published:14th Feb '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997) was a philosopher, social critic, political activist, practicing psychoanalyst and professional economist. This collection of interviews discusses some of his most important ideas with leading figures in the disciplines that play such a crucial part in his philosophical work: poetry, psychoanalysis, and biology.This title is a collection of interviews in which Cornelius Castoriadis discusses his key works and ideas. Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997) was a philosopher, social critic, political activist, practicing psychoanalyst and professional economist. His work is widely recognized as one of the most singular and important contributions to twentieth-century thought. In this collection of interviews, Castoriadis discusses some of his most important ideas with leading figures in the disciplines that play such a crucial part in his philosophical work: poetry, psychoanalysis, biology and mathematics. Available in English for the first time, these interviews provide a concise and accessible introduction to his work as a whole, allowing him to draw on the astounding breadth of his knowledge (ranging from philosophy and mathematics to political theory and psychoanalysis). They also render Castoriadis' cutting, polemical and entertaining style while displaying the originality and clarity of his primary concepts. Intellectually provoking, this timely collection shows how Castoriadis' polemics are sharp and riveting, his conceptual manoeuvres rigorous and original, and his passion inspiring. This is an excellent introduction to one of Europe's most important intellectuals.
Reviewed in Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture Vol. 8/ No. 2/ Summer 2011.
ISBN: 9781441108708
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 186g
160 pages