After half a century exploring dialectical thought, renowned cultural critic Fredric Jameson presents a comprehensive study of a misunderstood yet vital strain in Western philosophy. The dialectic, the concept of the evolution of an idea through conflicts arising from its inherent contradictions, transformed two centuries of Western philosophy. To Hegel, who dominated nineteenthcentury thought, it was a metaphysical system. In the works of Marx, the dialectic became a tool for materialist historical analysis. Jameson brings a theoretical scrutiny to bear on the questions that have arisen in the history of this philosophical tradition, contextualizing the debate in terms of commodification and globalization, and with reference to thinkers such as Rousseau, Lukacs, Heidegger, Sartre, Derrida, and Althusser. Through rigorous, erudite examination, Valences of the Dialectic charts a movement toward the innovation of a spatialA dialectic. Jameson presents a new synthesis of thought that revitalizes dialectical thinking for the twenty-first century.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Verso Books
ISBN-13
9781844674633
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105424447
Product Key Features
Book Title
Valences of the Dialectic
Author
Fredric Jameson
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
640 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
845g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Fredric Jameson
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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