BEIN 2024 1227: Paperbound. From the Ken Knabb Papers.
Summary
Drawing on the work of Guy Debord, Gilman-Opalsky argues that the theory of practice and practice of theory are superseded by upheavals that do the work of philosophy. One could ask : who better raises questions about public and private spheres of influence and control, Jürgen Habermas or the water war activists who made a rebellion in Cochamba, Bolivia in the spring of 2000? Or, has any sociological theorist done better than the Zapatistas to reframe and raise questions about indigenous identity? Spectacular capitalism makes the case not only for a new philosophy of praxis, but for praxis itself as the delivery mechanism for philosophy--for the field of human action, of contestation and conflict, to raise directly the most irresistible questions about the truth and morality of the existing state of affairs -- Cover, p. [4].
Variant and related titles
Guy Debord & the practice of radical philosophy
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 28, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-133).
Contents
Selectively forgetting Baudrillard. A critique in broad strokes ; On simulacra: truth and beauty ; A farewell to history ; Rescuing praxis from the wreckage
Reconsidering situationist praxis. Spectacle and depoliticization ; Revolutionary alternatives to revolution ; Reconsidering situationist praxist
Socialism and radical philosophy. Socialist spectacle and philosophy ; Capitalist spectacle, situationist perspective ; Which way forward? A general direction