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Jean-Philippe Deranty
Other affiliations: University of Sydney, Paris-Sorbonne University, École Normale Supérieure
Bio: Jean-Philippe Deranty is an academic researcher from Macquarie University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Critical theory & Hegelianism. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 81 publications receiving 992 citations. Previous affiliations of Jean-Philippe Deranty include University of Sydney & Paris-Sorbonne University.
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31 Jul 2009
TL;DR: Beyond Communication as discussed by the authors is the first full-scale study of Honneth's work, covering the whole range of his writings, from his first sociological articles to the latest publications.
Abstract: Few thinkers have made such significant contribution to social and political thinking over the last three decades as Axel Honneth. His theory of recognition has rejuvenated the political vocabulary and allowed Critical Theory to move beyond Habermas. Beyond Communication is the first full-scale study of Honneth's work, covering the whole range of his writings, from his first sociological articles to the latest publications. By relocating the theory of recognition within the tradition of European social theory, the book exposes the full depth and breadth of Honneth's philosophical intervention. The book will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in contemporary philosophy and the social sciences.
118 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present some of the main features of the centrality of work within the framework of the "psychodynamic" approach to work developed by Christophe Dejours and argue that we should distinguish between four separate but related ways in which work can be said to be central: psychologically, in terms of gender relations, social-politically and epistemically.
Abstract: This article briefly presents some of the main features of the notion of "centrality of work" within the framework of the "psychodynamic" approach to work developed by Christophe Dejours The paper argues that we should distinguish between at least four separate but related ways in which work can be said to be central: psychologically, in terms of gender relations, social-politically and epistemically
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that Honnethics of recognition offers a robust model for a renewed critical theory of society, provided that it does not shy away from its political dimensions.
Abstract: This article argues that Axel Honneth’s ethics of recognition offers a robust model for a renewed critical theory of society, provided that it does not shy away from its political dimensions. First, the ethics of recognition needs to clarify its political moment at the conceptual level to remain conceptually sustainable. This requires a clarification of the notion of identity in relation to the three spheres of recognition, and a clarification of its exact place in a politics of recognition. We suggest that a return to Hegel’s mature theory of subjectivity helps specify the relationship between the normative demand for autonomous identity and its realization in and through politics.
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TL;DR: Rancière is an original thinker who has developed a distinctive position that makes it impossible to affiliate him with any of the mainstream philosophical strands as discussed by the authors, but it is impossible adequately to label them with any usual tags.
Abstract: In 1965, at the age of twenty-five, Jacques Rancière started his philosophical career with a coup de maître. His name appeared next to the name of Louis Althusser on the cover page of Lire le Capital (Reading Capital), the seminal work by one of the most influential maîtres à penser of the time. However, soon after, Rancière parted company with the master and with orthodox Marxism. This gesture and the book that ensued, La leçon d’Althusser (Althusser’s Lesson), announced what has since been Rancière’s place in contemporary French philosophy: that of an original thinker who has developed a distinctive position that makes it impossible to affiliate him with any of the mainstream philosophical strands. The concepts and arguments Rancière has developed reflect some of the major intuitions of post-1945 French philosophy, but it is impossible adequately to label them with any of the usual tags. He is a thinker deeply influenced by Marx, who has totally rejected Marxist sociology. An existentialist who casts away the notion of self-consciousness. A theorist of postmodern society who rejects Lyotard’s philosophy of language. A theorist of social domination who criticizes Foucault’s definition of power. A sociologist and a historian focusing his interest on the misery of the world, but critical of Bourdieu’s most famous paradigms. A thinker of recognition who rejects the notion of understanding. A Deleuzian who puts the notion of the subject at the center of his political thought. The list goes on. Rancière was out of place in the 70s, when Althusser’s brand of Marxism was the official dogma of French intelligentsia. He was out of place in the 80s, when the utopian moment was weeded out of political philosophy. He is out of place today with his neo-Hegelian aesthetics and his reading of literature focused on proletarian emancipation. This knack of occupying a paradoxical position has actually enabled him to create, through the fifteen books he has published to date, his own conceptual world, a “system,” as it were, of impressive depth and coherence. It must also be said that much of the appeal of his work rests not only on Rancière’s brilliant capacity for paradoxical dialectics, but on his luminous prose that makes the most abstruse notions seem evident and seductive. There are two distinct periods in Rancière’s work. The first, covering twenty years and encompassing eight books, is dedicated to social and politi-
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a new perspective on contemporary debates about the transformations of work and employment, and their impacts on individuals and communities, by focusing on the writings of Christophe Dejours.
Abstract: This article aims to present a new perspective on contemporary debates about the transformations of work and employment, and their impacts on individuals and communities, by focusing on the writings of Christophe Dejours. Basically, the article attempts to show that Dejours' writings make a significant contribution to contemporary social theory. This might seem like an odd claim to make, since Dejours' main training was in psychoanalysis and his main activity is the clinical, psychiatric study of pathologies linked to work. However, in the course of his career, Dejours has greatly extended this initial clinical interest, and by integrating insights from philosophy and other social sciences, has developed a highly sophisticated and consistent theoretical model of work. Starting from a narrow psychopathological focus, Dejours has gradually developed a full-blown theoretical defence of the centrality of work. The article outlines the main features of Dejours' metapsychological model, and the structuring role...
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TL;DR: Hardt and Negri as discussed by the authors present a history of war and democracy in the age of empire, with a focus on the role of women and women in the process of war.
Abstract: Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire. Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri. 2004. New York. Penguin Books. 448 pages. ISBN: 0143035592 (paper).
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01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: In this article, the authors question what the enlightened state might be, and might not be, or in what context one might view it, and start a discussion of what enlightenment really is.
Abstract: This is not a comprehensive article about what enlightenment is. I actually question what the enlightened state might be, and might not be, or in what context one might view it. For too long we have accepted a general definition of enlightenment as it was traditionally passed on. When one starts to ask questions, it becomes much more complicated, but also more interesting. I think it is high time to start a discussion of what enlightenment really is.
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01 Jan 2009
TL;DR: The future of mobile operating systems is in your hands, not the past.
Abstract: 话说移动计算的历史其实已经很悠久了。Apple著名的但叫好不叫座的Newton到曾经商务人士人手一部的PDA到如今功能越来越多眼花缭乱的手机，好歹也有十几年历史了。操作系统从PalmOS到Microsoft家的Windows CE到随后细分出来的Windows Mobile，Nokia高举的Symbian大旗，四处涌动却又没有一个确定的标准与形式的Embedded Linux Rased System，还有山寨机的最爱——MTK.
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