Felix Guattari
Subtitle: An Aberrant Introduction (Transversals)
Publisher: Athlone Press
Published: July 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780826460332
Subjects: Biography: general; Political science & theory; Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Philosophy; History & Surveys - Modern; 1930-1992; Guattari, Felix; Guattari, Fâelix,
Description: This is the first detailed assessment of the life and work of Felix Guattari--"Mr. Anti" as the French press labelled him--the friend of and collaborator with Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Lacan and Antonio Negri, and one of the 20th Century's last great activist-intellectuals. Guattari is widely known for his celebrated writings with Deleuze, but these writings do not represent the true breadth and impact of his thinking, writing and activism. Guattari's major work as a clinical and theoretical innovator in psychoanalysis was closely linked to his participation in struggles against European right-wing politics. Felix Guattari introduces the reader to the diversity and sheer range of Guattari's interests, from anti-psychiatry, to Japanese culture, political activism and his theorizing of subjectification.Highlighting why Guattari's work is of increasing relevance to contemporary political, psychoanalytical and philosophical thought, Felix Guattari: An Aberrant Introduction presents the reader with an adventurous and provocative introduction to this radical thinker