Lyotard and the Inhuman Condition: Reflections on Nihilism, Information and Art

Description: Lyotard and the Inhuman Condition by Ashley Woodward Ashley Woodward demonstrates what a new generation of scholars are just discovering: that Lyotards incisive work is essential for current debates in the humanities. Lyotards ideas about the arts and the confrontations between humanist traditions and cutting-edge sciences and technologies are today known as posthumanism. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Ashley Woodward demonstrates what a new generation of scholars are just discovering: that Lyotards incisive work is essential for current debates in the humanities. Lyotards ideas about the arts and the confrontations between humanist traditions and cutting-edge sciences and technologies are today known as posthumanism. Woodward presents a series of studies to explain Lyotards specific interventions in information theory, new media arts and the changing nature of the human. He assesses their relevance and impact in relation to a number of important contemporary thinkers including Bernard Stiegler, Luciano Floridi, Quentin Meillassoux and Paul Virilio. Flap Ashley Woodwards bright analysis rests upon a deep understanding of the whole corpus of Lyotards writings, from the earliest to the posthumous, and is contextualised by a confrontation with the philosophies of Bergson, Deleuze, Stiegler, Virilio, Habermas, Heidegger, Luhmann, Merleau-Ponty and others. His book outlines with great clarity the complexity of Lyotards view of the "inhuman condition", and particularly his fascination of the "artistic event".Herman Parret, University of LeuvenAn incisive argument for the contemporary importance of Lyotard in light of posthuman trendsJean-Fran Author Biography Ashley Woodward is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Dundee and is a founding member of the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy. Table of Contents Series Editors Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Beyond the postmodern?: The inhuman condition; 1. The End of Time: Evolution, extinction, and the fate of meaning; 2. Information and Event: Lyotards philosophy of information; 3. Economy, Ecology, Organology: On technics and desire; 4. Nihilism and the Sublime: The crisis of perception; 5. Aesthesis and Techne; New technologies and Lyotards aesthetics; 6. Immaterial Matter: Yves Klein and the aesthetics of the sensible; 7. Inhuman Arts: From cubism to new media; Conclusion: The Judgement of the Inhuman; Bibliography; Index. Review Ashley Woodwards bright analysis rests upon a deep understanding of the whole corpus of Lyotards writings, from the earliest to the posthumous, and is contextualized by a confrontation with the philosophies of Bergson, Deleuze, Stiegler, Virilio, Habermas, Heidegger, Luhmann, Merleau-Ponty and others. His book outlines with great clarity the complexity of Lyotards view of the inhuman condition, and particularly his fascination of the artistic event.--University of Leuven "Herman Parret" Promotional Argues for the pivotal importance of Lyotard in the emerging discipline of posthumanism Review Quote Ashley Woodwards bright analysis rests upon a deep understanding of the whole corpus of Lyotards writings, from the earliest to the posthumous, and is contextualized by a confrontation with the philosophies of Bergson, Deleuze, Stiegler, Virilio, Habermas, Heidegger, Luhmann, Merleau-Ponty and others. His book outlines with great clarity the complexity of Lyotards view of the inhuman condition, and particularly his fascination of the artistic event. Promotional "Headline" An incisive argument for the contemporary importance of Lyotard in light of posthuman trends Description for Reader Argues for the pivotal importance of Lyotard in light of the emerging discipline of posthumanism Ashley Woodward presents a series of studies to explain Lyotards specific interventions in information theory, new media arts and the changing nature of the human. He assesses their relevance and impact in relation to a number of important contemporary thinkers including Bernard Stiegler, Luciano Floridi, Quentin Meillassoux and Paul Virilio. Jean-Franois Lyotard was one of the leading French philosophers of his generation, whose wide-ranging and highly original contributions to thought were overshadowed by his brief, unfortunate association with postmodernism. Woodward demonstrates what a new generation of scholars are just discovering: that Lyotards incisive work is essential for current debates in the humanities. Lyotards ideas about the arts and the confrontations between humanist traditions and cutting-edge sciences and technologies are today known as posthumanism. Feature Brings to light a New Lyotard by focussing on undiscovered themes and connections in his work Shows Lyotards relevance and importance for posthuman studies Critically compares Lyotards thought to contemporary philosophers and philosophies, such as Deleuze, Badiou, Stiegler, Meillassoux and the speculative realism movement Description for Sales People Demonstrates what a new generation of scholars are just discovering: that Lyotards incisive posthumanism is essential for current debates in the humanities Presents a series of studies which explain Lyotards specific interventions in areas such as information theory, new media arts and the changing nature of the human Assesses Lyotards thought in relation to contemporary thinkers including Bernard Stiegler, Luciano Floridi, Quentin Meillassoux and Paul Virilio Description for Teachers/Educators Philosophy; media and communication studies; sociology; politics; literary studies; cultural studies and creative arts research. Details ISBN1474425801 Publisher Edinburgh University Press ISBN-10 1474425801 ISBN-13 9781474425803 Media Book Author Ashley Woodward Series Other Becketts Format Hardcover Year 2017 Pages 224 Short Title Lyotard and the Inhuman Condition Language English Subtitle Reflections on Nihilism, Information and Art DEWEY 194 Publication Date 2017-08-31 UK Release Date 2017-08-31 Imprint Edinburgh University Press Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2017-08-31 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2017-11-07 Alternative 9780748697243 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133508764;

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