The French theorist, Jean-Francois Lyotard, is one of the major contemporary thinkers whose work seriously challenged foundationalist philosophy. This volume provides a survey of his works and comments on his postmodernism and Marxism, in particular through his most influential book, "The Postmodern Condition". Attention is also given to his more specialized philosophical and political writings, which are sometimes marginalized in more general commentaries. The work engagies with Lyotardean concepts such as, "grand narrative", "differend", "paganism" and "svelteness" which have been generally adopted throughout the field of cultural enquiry.
- ISBN10 0134334345
- ISBN13 9780134334349
- Publish Date 26 November 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 February 2002
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Pearson Education Limited
- Imprint Addison Wesley
- Format Paperback
- Pages 184
- Language English