{"product_id":"the-castoriadis-reader-paperback-softback-9781557867049","title":"The Castoriadis Reader (Paperback \/ softback) 9781557867049","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Castoriadis Reader\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Curtis (Edited by), Curtis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781557867049, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 May 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Castoriadis Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, with representative extracts from almost fifty years of political and philosophical writing, reflects his long march from Marx back to Aristotle.\" \u003ci\u003eScott McLemmee, Lingua Franca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"When so many pay superficial tribute to false prophets, how much better to pay serious attention to this true thinker.\" \u003ci\u003eNicolas Walter, New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For those unfamiliar with the thought of Castoriadis, reading his works for the first time is to encounter one of the most original and creative figures of the last half of the twentieth century.\" \u003ci\u003eDavid Wallace, Topia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCornelius Castoriadis is presently Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. He is a philosopher, social critic, professional economist, practicing psychoanalyst and one of Europe's foremost thinkers. \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e The Castoriadis Reader \u003cd\u003e\u003c\/d\u003e provides for the first time an overview of the author's work and encompasses every aspect of his thought.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.'The Only Way to Find out If You Can Swim Is to Get into the Water’: An Introductory Interview (1974) 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Presentation of \u003ci\u003eSocialisme ou Barbarie\u003c\/i\u003e: An Organ of Critique and Revolutionary Orientation (1949) 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. On the Content of Socialism (1955-1957): Excerpts 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the Critique of Bureaucracy to the Idea of the Proletariat's Autonomy (1955) 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Content of Socialism, II (1957) 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Recommencing the Revolution (1964) 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Marxism and Revolutionary Theory (1964-65). Excerpts 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarxism: A Provisional Assessment 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheory and Revolutionary Project 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Social Imaginary and the Institution (1975). Excerpt. The Social-Historical 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Social Regime in Russia (1978) 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. From Ecology to Autonomy (1980) 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Crisis of Western Societies (1982) 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Greek \u003ci\u003ePolis\u003c\/i\u003e and the Creation of Democracy (1983) 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Logic of Magmas and the Question of Autonomy (1983) 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Radical Imagination and the Social Instituting Imaginary (1994) 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Culture in a Democratic Society (1994) 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Psychoanalysis and Philosophy (1996) 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Done and To Be Done (1989) 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 418\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472149049624,"sku":"9781557867049","price":41.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781557867049.jpg?v=1785719212","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-castoriadis-reader-paperback-softback-9781557867049","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}