New French Philosophy

This book gives a critical assessment of key developments incontemporary French philosophy, highlighting the diverse ways inwhich recent French thought has moved beyond the philosophicalpositions and arguments which have been widely associated with theterms 'post-structuralism' and 'postmodernism'. These developmentsare assessed through a close comparative reading of the work ofseven contemporary thinkers: Jean-Luc Marion, Jean-Luc Nancy, Bernard Stiegler, Catherine Malabou, Jacques Ranci re, AlainBadiou and Fran ois Laruelle.

The book situates the writing of each philosopher in relation toearlier traditions of French thought. In differing ways, thesephilosophers decisively distance themselves from the linguisticparadigm which dominated so much twentieth-century thought in orderto rethink philosophical conceptions of materiality, worldliness, shared embodied existence and human agency or subjectivity. Theythereby open the way for a radical renewal of the claims, possibilities and transformative power of philosophical thinkingitself.

This book will be an indispensable text for students ofphilosophy and for anyone interested in current developments inphilosophy and social thought.