Political Philosophy of Judith Butler

Name: Political Philosophy of Judith Butler
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Political Philosophy of Judith ButlerAuthor(s): Birgit Schippers\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138696402, 978-1138696402\nSynopsis\nJudith Butler can justifiably be described as one of the major critical thinkers of our time. While she is best-known for her interventions into feminist debates on gender, sexuality and feminist politics, her focus in recent years has broadened to encompass some of the most pertinent topics of interest to contemporary political philosophy.\n\nDrawing on Butlers deconstructive reading of the key categories and concepts of political thought, Birgit Schippers expounds and advocates her challenge to the conceptual binaries that pervade modern political discourse. Using examples and case studies like the Wests intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Schippers demonstrates how Butlers philosophically informed engagement with press.