1. Introduction: Thinking Politics with Lyotard; 2. 'Philosophical Politics' in the 21st Century; 3. Relativism and the Problem of Value Judgement; 4. Lyotard and the Post-Marxist Turn; 5. The Politics of the Differend; 6. The Politics of Heidegger; 7. Thinking the Politics of the Future; 8. Aesthetics and Politics; 9. Conclusion: Towards a Politics of the Event; Bibliography; Index.