The Idea of Pure Critique (Transversals: New Directions in Philosophy)

What is required of the idea of critique if it is to overcome indifference? This question addresses core themes in modern, post-Kantian and European philosophy, challenging theory’s resignation in the face of contemporary political and economic formations. If indifference is to be overcome, critique must be demarcated in its purity, as an idea of critique in and of itself. For the idea of critique to become pure we must view critique as the construction of difference’ only pure critique, as the construction of difference, can overcome our current age of indifference. The Idea of Pure Critique will appeal to students of Kant as well as to the many interested in Deleuze and Guattari’s contribution to philosophies of difference. More fundamentally, the book presents a series of political and philosophical challenges to the apathy that pervades modern forms of life. The Idea of Pure Critique will be invaluable to students of Kant as well as those interested in Deleuze and Guattari's contribution to philosophies of difference. More fundamentally, the book presents a series of stimulating political and philosophical challenges to the apathy and indifference that pervade modern life. What is required of critique if it is to overcome indifference? This question addresses core themes in modern, post-Kantian and European philosophy, challenging theory's resignation in the face of contemporary political and economic formations. In this book, Iain Mackenzie argues eloquently that if such indifference is to be overcome, critique must first be demarcated in its purity, as an idea of critique in and of itself. Moreover, for the idea of critique to become pure we must view it as being essentially the construction of difference. Only in this pure form, understood as the construction of difference, can critique hope to overcome the crushing indifference of our current age The Thinkers Dealt With In The Title, Kant, Deleuze And Guattari, Are The Most Influential Philosophers Of The 20th And 21st Centuries. It Focuses On The Key Themes Of Kantian Philosophy And Continental Philosophy That Came After Kant: Critique And Difference. Ch. 1. Kant And The Critique Of Indifference -- Indifference And The Idea Of Critique -- Critique, Totality And Immanence -- Return Of Indifference -- Ch. 2. Philosophy As Pure Critique -- Partial Criticism, Total Critique And Pure Critique -- Philosophy As Constructivism -- Philosophy As Pure Critique -- Ch. 3. Four Problems With Pure Critique -- Problem One : The Problem With Ideas -- Problem Two : The Problem With Creators And Mediators -- Problem Three : The Problem Of Immanence -- Problem Four : The Problem Of Difference -- Conclusion : The Idea Of Pure Critique. Iain Mackenzie. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.