Andre Gorz by Willy Gianinazzi, Chris Turner - 9780857429889

Name: Andre Gorz by Willy Gianinazzi, Chris Turner - 9780857429889
Brand: Seagull Books London Ltd

Seagull Books London Ltd

Andre GorzA Life\nAuthor(s): Willy Gianinazzi, Chris Turner\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Seagull Books London Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Seagull Books London Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780857429889, 978-0857429889\nSynopsis\nThe first and exhaustive biography of twentieth-century leftist philosopher Andre Gorz. Recognized as one of the most lucid and innovative critics of contemporary capitalism, Andre Gorz [tel] was known for asking fundamental questions regarding the meaning of life and work. This first biography of a unique figure operating at the confluence of literature, philosophy, and journalism revisits half a century of intellectual and political life. Born Gerhart Hirsch in Vienna, he studied in Switzerland before opting to live and work in France. A self-taught existentialist thinker, he was constantly revising his view of the world, unafraid to break new theoretical ground in doing so. Influenced by Marx, Husserl, Sartre, and Illich, he had very close affinities with the new th.