New Philosophies of Labour
Work and the Social Bond
Edited by Nicholas H.Smith and Jean-Philippe Deranty
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Biographical note
Nicholas H. Smith is Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney. He has published extensively on hermeneutics and critical social theory, including Strong Hermeneutics (1997) and Charles Taylor (2002).
Jean-Philippe Deranty is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney. He has published extensively on critical social theory, including Beyond Communication. A Critical Study of Axel Honneth's Social Philosophy (Brill 2009).
Jean-Philippe Deranty is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney. He has published extensively on critical social theory, including Beyond Communication. A Critical Study of Axel Honneth's Social Philosophy (Brill 2009).
Readership
Anyone interested in the contemporary world of work and the standpoints available for understanding and criticising it. Will be welcomed by philosophers, social and political theorists, economists, and others
Table of contents
Contributors include Christophe Dejours, Jean-Philippe Deranty, Russell Keat , Craig MacMillan, Pascale Molinier,Paul Redding, Emmanuel Renault , Hans-Christophe Schmidt am Busch, Nicholas Smith Dale Tweedie, Stephan Voswinkel, and Gabriele Wagner
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Axel Honneth: Critical Essays brings together critical interpretations of the work of Axel Honneth, from his earliest to his most recent writings, together with a comprehensive reply by Honneth that provides significant insights and clarifications into his project overall.
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