The Persistence of the Negative: A Critique of Contemporary Continental Theory

ISBN-13: 9780748649044 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 208 str.

University of Chichester) Noys Benjamin (Reader in English

Opis

A compelling critique of contemporary continental theory. Through a series of incisive readings of leading theoretical figures of affirmationism - Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Bruno Latour, Antonio Negri and Alain Badiou - Benjamin Noys contests the tendency of recent theory to rely on affirmation, and especially an affirmative thinking of resistance. He reveals a profound current of negativity that allows theory to return to its political calling.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. On the Edge of Affirmation: Derrida; 2. Adieu to Negativity: Gilles Deleuze; 3. The Density and Fragility of the World: Latour; 4. Immeasurable Life: Negri; 5. On the Edge of the Negative: Badiou; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.