Philosophy of the Encounter: Later Writings, 1978-1987

Philosophy of the Encounter: Later Writings, 1978-1987

In the late 1970s and 1980s, Louis Althusser endured a period of intense mental instability during which he murdered his wife and was committed to a psychiatric hospital. Spanning this deeply troubling period, this fourth and final volume of political and philosophical writings reveals Althusser wrestling in a creative and unorthodox fashion with a whole series of theoretical problems to produce some of his very finest work. In his profound exploration of questions of determinism and contingency, Althusser developed a â€œphilosophy of the encounter,â€ which he links to a hidden and subterranean tradition in the history of Western thought which stretches from Epicurus through Spinoza and Machiavelli to Marx, Derrida and Heidegger.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Paperback
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2006-06-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781844675531

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