Modern Critical Thought : An Anthology of Theorists Writing on Theorists

This anthology presents a series of texts in which major twentieth-century thinkers engage in dialogue with their predecessors.:.; Presents a series of texts in which major twentieth-century thinkers engage in dialogue with their predecessors.; Offers an innovative way into understanding modern critical thought.; Spans the period from Marx to the present day.; A conversation of ideas emerges between one generation and the next.; Editorial material defines key terms and maps out contested terrain.; Each piece is prefaced by contextualising notes and suggestions for further reading.;Modern Critical Thought: An Anthology of Theorists Writing on Theorists; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Criticism and/or Critique; 1 Lukács on Marx; 2 Heidegger on Nietzsche; 3 Adorno on Freud; 4 Merleau-Ponty on Lukács; 5 Marcuse on Sartre; 6 Levinas on Husserl; 7 Gadamer on Heidegger; 8 Deleuze on Nietzsche and Kant; 9 Althusser on Marx; 10 Derrida on Lévi-Strauss; 11 Foucault on Derrida; 12 Habermas on Benjamin; 13 Rose on Lacan; 14 Bhabha on Fanon; 15 Butler on Kristeva and Foucault; 16 Žižek on Žižek; Index.

Most of the major twentieth-century thinkers develop their thought through critical dialogues with their predecessors. This anthology brings together a selection of these dialogues, offering a fresh approach to modern critical thought from Marx through to the present day.

The essays, lectures and reviews featured in this volume represent thinkers from Lukács and Heidegger to Judith Butler and Slavoj Žižek. Often at their most accessible introducing their own key influences and predecessors, these writings therefore provide an ideal way into the traditions of modern critical thought and into their own more difficult writings. As the reader proceeds through the book, the pieces build into a series of overlapping conversations and arguments, spanning different generations and crossing boundaries between French, German and English thought. The book offers an invaluable introduction to traditions of Marxist critical theory, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, post-structuralism and post-modern discourse.

The anthology opens with an introductory essay in which the editor introduces key critical terms and maps out the contested terrain of criticism and critique implicit in the choice of particular works. He also introduces each text with contextualizing notes and suggestions for further reading.

Most of the major twentieth-century thinkers develop their thought through critical dialogues with their predecessors. This anthology brings together a selection of these dialogues, offering a fresh approach to modern critical thought from Marx through to the present day.

The essays, lectures and reviews featured in this volume represent thinkers from Lukacs and Heidegger to Judith Butler and Slavoj Zizek. Often at their most accessible introducing their own key influences and predecessors, these writings therefore provide an ideal way into the traditions of modern critical thought and into their own more difficult writings. As the reader proceeds through the book, the pieces build into a series of overlapping conversations and arguments, spanning different generations and crossing boundaries between French, German and English thought. The book offers an invaluable introduction to traditions of Marxist critical theory, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, post-structuralism and post-modern discourse.

The anthology opens with an introductory essay in which the editor introduces key critical terms and maps out the contested terrain of criticism and critique implicit in the choice of particular works. He also introduces each text with contextualizing notes and suggestions for further reading.

Most of the major twentieth-century thinkers develop their thought through critical dialogues with their predecessors. This anthology brings together a selection of these dialogues, offering a fresh approach to modern critical thought from Marx through to the present day. The essays, lectures and reviews featured in this volume represent thinkers from Lukacs and Heidegger to Judith Butler and Slavoj Zizek. Often at their most accessible introducing their own key influences and predecessors, these writings therefore provide an ideal way into the traditions of modern critical thought and into their own more difficult writings. As the reader proceeds through the book, the pieces build into a series of overlapping conversations and arguments, spanning different generations and crossing boundaries between French, German and English thought. The book offers an invaluable introduction to traditions of Marxist critical theory, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, post-structuralism and post-modern discourse. The anthology opens with an introductory essay in which the editor introduces key critical terms and maps out the contested terrain of criticism and critique implicit in the choice of particular works. He also introduces each text with contextualizing notes and suggestions for further reading. -- Back cover Most of the major twentieth-century thinkers develop their thought through critical dialogues with their predecessors. This anthology brings together a selection of these dialogues, offering a fresh approach to modern critical thought from Marx through to the present day. The essays, lectures and reviews featured in this volume represent thinkers from Lukacs and Heidegger to Judith Butler and Slavoj i ek. Often at their most accessible introducing their own key influences and predecessors, these writings therefore provide an ideal way into the traditions of modern critical thought and into their own more difficult writings. As the reader proceeds through the book, the pieces build into a series of overlapping conversations and arguments, spanning different generations and crossing boundaries between French, German and English thought. The book offers an invaluable introduction to traditions of Marxist critical theory, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, post-structuralism and post-modern discourse. The anthology opens with an introductory essay in which the editor introduces key critical terms and maps out the contested terrain of criticism and critique implicit in the choice of particular works. He also introduces each text with contextualizing notes and suggestions for further reading

This anthology presents a series of texts in which major twentieth-century thinkers engage in dialogue with their predecessors.

• Presents a series of texts in which major twentieth-century thinkers engage in dialogue with their predecessors.
• Offers an innovative way into understanding modern critical thought.
• Spans the period from Marx to the present day.
• A conversation of ideas emerges between one generation and the next.
• Editorial material defines key terms and maps out contested terrain.
• Each piece is prefaced by contextualising notes and suggestions for further reading.

Modern Critical Thought: An Anthology of Theorists Writing on Theorists 5 Contents 7 Acknowledgements 9 Introduction: Criticism and/or Critique 12 1 Lukács on Marx 34 2 Heidegger on Nietzsche 57 3 Adorno on Freud 73 4 Merleau-Ponty on Lukács 93 5 Marcuse on Sartre 115 6 Levinas on Husserl 138 7 Gadamer on Heidegger 151 8 Deleuze on Nietzsche and Kant 164 9 Althusser on Marx 184 10 Derrida on Lévi-Strauss 205 11 Foucault on Derrida 222 12 Habermas on Benjamin 243 13 Rose on Lacan 271 14 Bhabha on Fanon 297 15 Butler on Kristeva and Foucault 322 16 Žižek on Žižek 338 Index 356 This work presents a series of texts in which major 20th century thinkers engage in dialogue with their predecessors. It offers an innovative way into understanding modern critical thought and spans the period from Marx to the present day Georg Lukacs (1885-1971) is the most important figure in twentieth-century Marxist critical theory.