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Nick Mansfield
Nick James Mansfield (born 1959) is an Australian philosopher and Dean of Higher Degree Research at the Macquarie University. He is known for his research on subjectivity and sovereignty. Mansfield is one of the founding general editors of the journal ''Derrida Today ''Derrida Today'' is a biannual academic journal published by Edinburgh University Press in May and November of each year, devoted to the works of French philosopher Jacques Derrida (1930-2004). The aim of ''Derrida Today'' is to see Derrida's w ...''.Book Review by Ben Wadham (review of Nick Mansfield's ''Theorising War: From Hobbes to Badiou'', '' Critical Race and Whiteness Studies'', Volume 7, Number 2, 2011 Bibliography * ''The God who Deconstructs Himself: Sovereignty and Subjectivity Between Freud, Bataille, and Derrida'' * ''Subjectivity: Theories of the Self from Freud to Haraway'' * ''Cultural Studies and Critical Theory'' * ''Masochism: The Art of Power'' * ''Theorizing war: From Hobbes to Badiou'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Philosophy
Contemporary philosophy is the present period in the history of Western philosophy beginning at the early 20th century with the increasing professionalization of the discipline and the rise of analytic and continental philosophy. The phrase "contemporary philosophy" is a piece of technical terminology in philosophy that refers to a specific period in the history of Western philosophy (namely the philosophy of the 20th and 21st centuries). However, the phrase is often confused with modern philosophy (which refers to an earlier period in Western philosophy), postmodern philosophy (which refers to some philosophers' criticisms of modern philosophy), and with a non-technical use of the phrase referring to any recent philosophic work. Professionalization Process Professionalization is the social process by which any trade or occupation establishes the group norms of conduct, acceptable qualifications for membership of the profession, a professional body or association to oversee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
