Book Series in Philosophy

Continental Philosophy

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Lyotard

Philosophy, Politics and the Sublime

Edited by Hugh J. Silverman

Jean-François Lyotard, the highly influential twentieth-century philosopher of the postmodern, has had an enormous impact on the course and commitment of contemporary philosophy. Lyotard: Philosophy,

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-91959-3 (Routledge)

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Philosophy and Desire

Edited by Hugh J. Silverman

Philosophy and Desire, the seventh book in the well-known Continental Philosophy series, examines questions of desire--desire for another person, desire for happiness, desire for knowledge,…

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2000 | Paperback: 978-0-415-91957-9 (Routledge)

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Cultural Semiosis

Tracing the Signifier

Edited by Hugh J. Silverman

Cultural Semiosis traces the theoretical itinerary of the signifier in the continental tradition. Cultural semiosis provides links for cultural studies to the philosophical, the literary,…

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1998 | Paperback: 978-0-415-91955-5 (Routledge)

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Questioning Foundations

Truth, Subjectivity and Culture

Edited by Hugh J. Silverman

The continental tradition in philosophy has long focused its energies on the question of foundations. These ssays reopen conventional understandings of the classical themes on…

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1993 | Paperback: 978-0-415-90624-1 (Routledge)

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Gadamer and Hermeneutics

Edited by Hugh J. Silverman

A collection of essays including one by Gadamer himself reflecting on his life and work. There are also special sections linking Gadamer to the work…

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1991 | Paperback: 978-0-415-90374-5 (Routledge)

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Derrida and Deconstruction

Edited by Hugh J. Silverman

The effects of Derrida's writings have been widespread in literary circles, where they have transformed current work in literary theory. By contrast Derrida's philosophical…

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1989 | Paperback: 978-0-415-03094-6 (Routledge)

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