Jean-François Lyotard is famed for being one of the most acute observers on the cultural phenomenon of the postmodern, and his ideas resonate throughout the academic world, from philosophy and the social sciences through to literary, media, and cultural studies. Drawing on the internationally-recognised expertise of a multidisciplinary team of contributors, the entries in The Lyotard Dictionary explain all of Lyotard's main concepts, contextualising these within his work as a whole and relating him to his contemporaries. It forms an indispensable guide to this fascinating and hugely influential thinker, demonstrating his continuing significance as a cultural theorist.
| ISBN: | 9780748640065 |
| Publication date: | 23rd March 2011 |
| Author: | Stuart Sim |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Philosophical Dictionaries |
| Genres: |
Philosophy Philosophical traditions and schools of thought |
Jean-François Lyotard is famed for being one of the most acute observers on the cultural phenomenon of the postmodern, and his ideas resonate throughout the academic world, from philosophy and the social sciences through to literary, media, and cultural studies. Drawing on the internationally-recognised expertise of a multidisciplinary team of contributors, the entries in The Lyotard Dictionary explain all of Lyotard's main concepts, contextualising these within his work as a whole and relating him to his contemporaries. It forms an indispensable guide to this fascinating and hugely influential thinker, demonstrating his continuing significance as a cultural theorist.
The Lyotard Dictionary features in the following genres: Philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
The Lyotard Dictionary is available in Paperback
The Lyotard Dictionary was written by Stuart Sim and published by Edinburgh University Press
The Lyotard Dictionary has 256 pages
Yes it is part of Philosophical Dictionaries series
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