Poststructuralism and Critical Theory's Second Generation (The History of Continental Philosophy)

"Poststructuralism and Critical Theory's Second Generation" analyses the major themes and developments in a period that brought continental philosophy to the forefront of scholarship in a variety of humanities and social science disciplines and that set the agenda for philosophical thought on the continent and elsewhere from the 1960s to the present. Focusing on the years 1960-1984, the volume examines the major figures associated with poststructuralism and the second generation of critical theory, the two dominant movements that emerged in the 1960s: Althusser, Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida, Lyotard, Irigaray, and Habermas. Influential thinkers such as Serres, Bourdieu, and Rorty, who are not easily placed in "standard" histories of the period, are also covered. Beyond this, thematic essays engage with issues as diverse as the Nietzschean legacy, the linguistic turn in continental thinking, the phenomenological inheritance of Gadamer and Ricoeur, the influence of psychoanalysis, the emergence of feminist thought and a philosophy of sexual difference, the renewal of the critical theory tradition, and the importation of continental philosophy into literary theory. "Analyses the major themes and developments in a period that brought continental philosophy to the forefront of scholarship in a variety of humanities and social science disciplines and that set the agenda for philosophical thought on the continent and elsewhere from the 1960s to the present. Focusing on the years 1960-1984, the volume examines the major figures associated with poststructuralism and the second generation of critical theory, the two dominant movements that emerged in the 1960s: Althusser, Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida, Lyotard, Irigaray, and Habermas. Influential thinkers such as Serres, Bourdieu, and Rorty, who are not easily placed in 'standard' histories of the period, are also covered. Beyond this, thematic essays engage with issues as diverse as the Nietzschean legacy, the linguistic turn in continental thinking, the phenomenological inheritance of Gadamer and Ricoeur, the influence of psychoanalysis, the emergence of feminist thought and a philosophy of sexual difference, the renewal of the critical theory tradition, and the importation of continental philosophy into literary theory."--Publisher description The second half of the 19th Century saw a revolution in both European politics and philosophy. Philosophical fervour reflected political fervour. Five great critics dominated the European intellectual scene: Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx, Soren Kierkegaard, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Friedrich Nietzsche. "Nineteenth-Century Philosophy" assesses the response of each of these leading figures to Hegelian philosophy - the dominant paradigm of the time - to the shifting political landscape of Europe and the United States, and also to the emerging critique of modernity itself. Both individually and collectively, these thinkers succeeded in revolutionizing theology, philosophy, psychology, and politics. The period also saw the emergence of new schools of thought and new disciplinary thinking. The volume covers the birth of sociology and the social sciences, the development of French spiritualism, the beginning of American pragmatism, the rise of science and mathematics, and the maturation of hermeneutics and phenomenology Beginning with Kant and the earliest responses to his critical philosophy and ending with the latest developments in continental thinking across a range of disciplines, these volumes present the first coherent and comprehensive history of the continental tradition of philosophy. Divided, chronologically and thematically, into eight volumes, the "History of Continental Philosophy" is an indispensable resource for anyone conducting research or teaching in philosophy and related fields inthe humanities and social sciences where the influence of continental theory has been widespread. Alan Schrift has brought together an internationally renowned team of volume editors and contributors to provide an unrivalled analysis of the complex and interconnected history of continental philosophy that will become a reference point for all future work in the field. Vol. 1 Kant, Kantianism, and idealism: the origins of continental philosophy -- ed. by Thomas Nenon. Vol. 2 Nineteenth-century philosophy: revolutionary responses to the existing order -- ed. by Alan D. Schrift ... [et al.] Vol. 3 The new century: Bergsonism, phenomenology, and responses to modern science -- ed. by Keith Ansell-Pearson ... [et al.] Vol. 4 Phenomenology: responses and developments -- ed. by Leonard Lawlor. Vol. 5 Critical theory to structuralism: philosophy, politics, and the human sciences -- ed. by David Ingram. Vol. 6 Poststructuralism and critical theory's second generation -- ed. by Alan D. Schrift. Vol. 7 After poststructuralism: transitions and transformations -- ed. by Rosi Braidotti. Vol. 8 Emerging trends in continental philosophy -- ed. by Todd May. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Series Preface 8 Contributors 14 Introduction 18 1. French Nietzscheanism 36 2. Louis Althusser 64 3. Michel Foucault 84 4. Gilles Deleuze 108 5. Jacques Derrida 128 6. Jean-François Lyotard 150 7. Pierre Bourdieu and the practice of philosophy 170 8. Michel Serres 194 9. Jürgen Habermas 214 10. Second generation critical theory 244 11. Gadamer, Ricoeur, and the legacy of phenomenology 270 12. The linguistic turn in continental philosophy 296 13. Psychoanalysis and desire 328 14. Luce Irigaray 354 15. Cixous, Kristeva, and Le Doeuff: three “French feminists” 376 16. Deconstruction and the Yale School of literary theory 404 17. Rorty among the continentals 418 Chronology 440 Bibliography 460 Index 484 Suitable for those conducting research or teaching in philosophy, this title provides analyses of the continental tradition of philosophy from Kant. Placing continental philosophy within a historical context, it helps define what the continental tradition has been and where it is moving This volume analyses the major themes and developments in a period that brought continental philosophy to the forefront of scholarship and that set the agenda for philosophical thought from the 1960s to the present.