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General Theory of Victims
Taschenbuch von François Laruelle
Sprache: Englisch

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The most accessible expression of François Laruelle's non-philosophical, or 'non-standard', thought, General Theory of Victims forges a new role for contemporary philosophers and intellectuals by rethinking their relation to victims. A key text in recent continental philosophy, it is indispensable for anyone interested in the debates surrounding materialism, philosophy of religion, and ethics.

Transforming Joseph de Maistre's adage that the executioner is the cornerstone of society, General Theory of Victims instead proposes the victim as the cornerstone of humanity and the key figure for contemporary thought. Laruelle condemns philosophy for participating in and legitimating the great persecutions of the twentieth century, and lays out a new vision of victim-oriented ethics. To do this, he engages the resources of both quantum physics and theology in order to adapt a key concept of non-philosophy, Man-in-person, for a new understanding of the victim. As Man-in-person, the victim is no longer exclusively defined by suffering, but has the capacity to rise up against the world?s persecution. Based on this, Laruelle develops a new ethical role for the intellectual in which he does not merely 'represent' the victim, but imitates or 'clones' it, thereby assisting the victim?s uprising within thought.
The most accessible expression of François Laruelle's non-philosophical, or 'non-standard', thought, General Theory of Victims forges a new role for contemporary philosophers and intellectuals by rethinking their relation to victims. A key text in recent continental philosophy, it is indispensable for anyone interested in the debates surrounding materialism, philosophy of religion, and ethics.

Transforming Joseph de Maistre's adage that the executioner is the cornerstone of society, General Theory of Victims instead proposes the victim as the cornerstone of humanity and the key figure for contemporary thought. Laruelle condemns philosophy for participating in and legitimating the great persecutions of the twentieth century, and lays out a new vision of victim-oriented ethics. To do this, he engages the resources of both quantum physics and theology in order to adapt a key concept of non-philosophy, Man-in-person, for a new understanding of the victim. As Man-in-person, the victim is no longer exclusively defined by suffering, but has the capacity to rise up against the world?s persecution. Based on this, Laruelle develops a new ethical role for the intellectual in which he does not merely 'represent' the victim, but imitates or 'clones' it, thereby assisting the victim?s uprising within thought.
Über den Autor
François Laruelle is Professor Emeritus of the University of Paris X (Nanterre) and former director of the International College of Philosophy. He is the author of many works including Principles of Non-Philosophy and Future Christ: A Lesson in Heresy.

Translated by Alex Dubilet and Jessie Hock
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Introduction

Chapter One. The Victim-in-person

Chapter Two. Media Intellectual and Generic Intellectual

Chapter Three. The Injustice Done to the Victim

Chapter Four. Deduction of Murder and Persecution

Chapter Five. Insurrection and Resurrection

Chapter Six. Our Ordinary Messiahs

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 184 S.
ISBN-13: 9780745679617
ISBN-10: 0745679617
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Laruelle, François
Hersteller: Polity Press
John Wiley & Sons
Maße: 216 x 136 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: François Laruelle
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.05.2015
Gewicht: 0,251 kg
Artikel-ID: 105021018
Über den Autor
François Laruelle is Professor Emeritus of the University of Paris X (Nanterre) and former director of the International College of Philosophy. He is the author of many works including Principles of Non-Philosophy and Future Christ: A Lesson in Heresy.

Translated by Alex Dubilet and Jessie Hock
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Introduction

Chapter One. The Victim-in-person

Chapter Two. Media Intellectual and Generic Intellectual

Chapter Three. The Injustice Done to the Victim

Chapter Four. Deduction of Murder and Persecution

Chapter Five. Insurrection and Resurrection

Chapter Six. Our Ordinary Messiahs

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 184 S.
ISBN-13: 9780745679617
ISBN-10: 0745679617
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Laruelle, François
Hersteller: Polity Press
John Wiley & Sons
Maße: 216 x 136 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: François Laruelle
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.05.2015
Gewicht: 0,251 kg
Artikel-ID: 105021018
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