"A leading radical thinker reflects on the state of contemporary politics"--
A classic text by Ranciere on the intellectual thought of French workers in the 19th century.
Rethinking the role of the radical public intellectual
* Jacques Ranciere is one of the leading philosophers in France today, well-known for his work on aesthetics, politics and the philosophy of literature. * This book is a... Læs mere
Translation of: Les bords de la fiction.
An essential analysis of cinema from one of the great figures of French philosophy.
An essential analysis of cinema from one of the great figures of French philosophy
Ranciere's account of Western philosophical thought from Plato to Bourdieu argues that philosophers depend on an ideal "poor" for their own analyses but preclude them from abstract thought
Explodes the complacency of Western politicians who pride themselves as the defenders of political freedom.