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<<< 1 2 3 4 >>>     sort list by title | publication date The Myth of Sisyphus And Other Essays Albert Camus "There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest– whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether.. The Rebel An Essay on Man in Revolt Albert Camus By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean struggle... The Chomsky-Foucault Debate On Human Nature Noam Chomsky, Michel Foucault Two of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers debate a perennial question.In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War and at a time of great political and social instability, two of the world's leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky and Michel... Pataphysical Essays René Daumal Pataphysical Essays collects Daumal's overtly pataphysical writings from 1929 to 1941, from his landmark exposition on pataphysics and laughter to his late essay, "The Pataphysics of Ghosts." Daumal's "Treatise on Patagrams" offers the reader... Anti-Oedipus Capitalism and Schizophrenia Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari An "introduction to the nonfascist life" (Michel Foucault, from the Preface) When it first appeared in France, Anti-Oedipus was hailed as a masterpiece by some and "a work of heretical madness" by others. In it, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari set... Spinoza Practical Philosophy Gilles Deleuze Spinoza's theoretical philosophy is one of the most radical attempts to construct a pure ontology with a single infinite substance. This book, which presents Spinoza's main ideas in dictionary form, has as its subject the opposition between ethics... Two Regimes of Madness, Revised Edition Texts and Interviews 1975-1995 Gilles Deleuze People tend to confuse winning freedom with conversion to capitalism. It is doubtful that the joys of capitalism are enough to free peoples.... The American "revolution" failed long ago, long before the Soviet one. Revolutionary situations and... The Politics of Friendship Jacques Derrida The most influential of contemporary philosophers explores the idea of friendship and its political consequences, past and... The Archaeology of Knowledge & The Discourse on Language Michel Foucault Michel Foucault (1926-84), celebrated French thinker and activist who challenged people's assumptions about care of the mentally ill, gay rights, prisons, the police, and welfare. Discipline & Punish The Birth of the Prison Michel Foucault At the end of 2006, the United States had approximately 7.2 million people who were either incarcerated, on probation, or on parole. Our society's propensity for punishment and justice has manifested into the modern prison system, arguably... The History of Sexuality An Introduction, Volume 1 Michel Foucault The author turns his attention to sex and the reasons why we are driven constantly to analyze and discuss it. An iconoclastic explanation of modern sexual... The History of Sexuality The Use of Pleasure, Volume 2 Michel Foucault In this sequel to The History of Sexuality, Volume I: An Introduction, the brilliantly original French thinker who died in 1984 gives an analysis of how the ancient Greeks perceived sexuality. Throughout The Uses of Pleasure Foucault analyzes an... Madness and Civilization A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason Michel Foucault Perhaps the French philosopher's masterpiece, which is concerned with an extraordinary question: What does it mean to be... Power/Knowledge Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977 Michel Foucault Michel Foucault has become famous for a series of books that have permanently altered our understanding of many institutions of Western society. He analyzed mental institutions in the remarkable Madness and Civilization; hospitals in The Birth of the... <<< 1 2 3 4 >>>