Albert Camus as Political Thinker [electronic resource] : Nihilisms and the Politics of Contempt /
Novello, Samantha.author.
An intense genealogical reconstruction of Camus's political thinking challenging the philosophical import of his writings as providing an alternative, aesthetic understanding of politics, political action and freedom outside and against the nihilistic categories of modern political philosophy and the contemporary politics of contempt and terrorisms.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on the Texts and Abbreviations; Introduction: An 'Untimely' Political Thought for Serious Times; 1 The Twentieth-Century Politics of Contempt; 2 'Undisguised influences'; 3 Tragic Beginnings; 4 An Artist's Point of View; 5 Commencement of Freedom; 6 The Absurd and Power; 7 Between Sade and the Dandy: Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An intense genealogical reconstruction of Camus's political thinking challenging the philosophical import of his writings as providing an alternative, aesthetic understanding of politics, political action and freedom outside and against the nihilistic categories of modern political philosophy and the contemporary politics of contempt and terrorisms.
Camus, Albert, 1913-1960
Camus, Albert, 1913-1960
Political philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Movement (Philosophy).
Modern philosophy.
World politics.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Philosophical Traditions.
Modern Philosophy.
Political History.