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Valences of the Dialectic
Contributor(s): Jameson, Fredric (Author)

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 ISBN: 1844674630     ISBN-13: 9781844674633
Publisher: Verso
OUR PRICE: $33.20  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
- History | Asia - India & South Asia
- Philosophy | Political
Dewey: 954.035
LCCN: 2010292307
Physical Information: 1.34" H x 6.1" W x 9.22" L (1.94 lbs) 640 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Indian
- Cultural Region - Asian
Features: Index
 
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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 nineteenth-century 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, Luk cs, Heidegger, Sartre, Derrida, and Althusser. Through rigorous, erudite examination, Valences of the Dialectic charts a movement toward the innovation of a "spatial" dialectic. Jameson presents a new synthesis of thought that revitalizes dialectical thinking for the twenty-first century.
 
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