Problems in Twentieth Century French Philosophy - 9780367661458

Taylor & Francis

Problems in Twentieth Century French PhilosophyAuthor(s): Sean Bowden, Mark G. E. Kelly\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367661458, 978-0367661458\nSynopsis\nRead through the lens of a single key concept in twentieth-century French philosophy, that of the \""problem\"", this book relates the concept to specific thinkers and situates it in relation both to the wider history of philosophy and contemporary concerns.\n\nHow exactly should the notion of problems be understood? What must a problem be in order to play an inaugurating role in thought? Does the word \""problem\"" have a univocal sense? What is at stake theoretically, ethically, politically, and institutionally when philosophers use the word? This book addresses these and other questions, and is devoted to making historical and philosophical sense of the various uses and conceptualisations of notions of problems, problematics, and problematisations in twent.