Continuum Philosophy News

4th International Deleuze Studies conference - we'll be there!

   

I'm looking forward to attending the 4th International Deleuze Studies conference in Copenhagen next week (27th-29th June). Sadly I've missed the last couple of years, so I've got a lot of catching up to do, especially with our many authors in the field! There will be a Continuum stand (and a nice discount on books for sale at the conference), so if you're going to be there make sure you come and look for us. And if you'd like to discuss a book project, or anything at all, by all means email me in advance to arrange an appointment: scampbell@continuumbooks.com. See you there!

Sarah

New research titles - out now

Two new research monographs to tell you about today...

The first is Transcendental Ontology by Markus Gabriel (Chair in Epistemology and Modern and Contemporary Philosophy at the University of Bonn, Germany), in which the author re-assesses the contributions of Hegel and Schelling to post-Kantian metaphysics and the contributions of these great German Idealist thinkers to contemporary thought.The book shows how far we still have to go in mining the thought of Hegel and Schelling and how exciting, as a result, we can expect twenty-first century philosophy to be. 

The second new title is Subjectivity After Wittgenstein (preview available above) by Chantal Bax (Visiting Postdoc at John Hopkins University and the New School for Social Research, USA), which explores Wittgenstein's contribution to continental philosophical debates about the 'death of man' and constructs and defends a positive Wittgensteinian account of human being, and about which Simon Glendinning said the following:

'Wittgenstein is widely acknowledged to have mounted a sustained and, if successful, devastating challenge to the view of human subjectivity that belongs to the traditional discourse of European modernity: the broadly 'Cartesian' view of Man as a rational thinking subject. But at what cost? Can we make sense of concepts central to contemporary ethics and politics - concepts of rights, of autonomy, and of responsibility in particular - if we do not retain that conception. Rejecting it can seem tantamount to a rejection of those central concepts. In this important new study Chantal Bax offers a compelling account of why a Wittgensteinian understanding of the fundamental sociality of the human subject encourages rather than discourages us to engage with questions at the heart of our ethical and political lives.'

Both books are available now.

Symposium on Marx Through Post-Structuralism

Symposium on Marx Through Post-Structuralism by Simon Choat (Continuum 2010)

As part of a special issue examining the contemporary relevance of Marxism, the journal Global Discourse has organised a book review symposium on Simon Choat's Marx Through Post-Structuralism, featuring reviews by Jason Edwards and Saul Newman and a reply by Choat. The symposium is available at http://global-discourse.com/contents/marx-through-post-structuralism-by-simon-choat/

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Global Discourse Special Issue: Examining the Contemporary Relevance of Marxism

 

The 21^st century has so far seen US-led military interventions, global financial crises, identity conflicts, terrorism on a grand scale, environmental disasters and fraught industrial/labour relations. These dramatic events have challenged the notion of an ‘end to history’ and the widespread belief that the collapse of the Soviet Union has made Marx and Marxism irrelevant. With growing instability in the social, political and economic functioning of societies, it is necessary to examine the relevance of Marx to contemporary global society.

 

Global Discourse (global-discourse.com), has released the first of two special issues conducting this examination through a number of articles developed from papers given at ‘Examining the Relevance of Marx and Marxism to Contemporary Global Society’ conference, which was held at Newcastle University on January 29^th and 30^th. There are contributions by key figures, such as Norman Geras, Stuart Sim, Lawrence Wilde, Joseph Femia, Terrell Carver, Alan Johnson, Paul Bowman and Mark Sandle, as well as book review symposia on Murray E. G. Smith’s Global Capitalism in Crisis, with reviews by Esteban Castro and Thom Workman, and on Simon Choat’s Marx Through Post-Structuralism, with reviews by Jason Edwards and Saul Newman. Also included in this issue, though not engaging directly with Marxism, is a review symposium on Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect by James Pattison, featuring rigorous reviews by David Miller and Graham Long. Full contents are available at http://global-discourse.com/contents/.

 

About the Journal

Global Discourse is a forum for the expression and development of critical research projects in all areas of politics and international relations.  The journal accepts innovative and rigorous articles which employ or engage with critical approaches, particularly those which transcend disciplinary boundaries.

 

New Continuum Companions in Philosophy

The Continuum Companions series is fast developing into a flagship series for the list. The Companions are comprehensive reference guides to major topics in the Humanities. Each Companion features contributions from an international team of leading scholars in the field. Crucially each book offers an authoritative guide to the latest research, as well as a variety of research tools, such as a chronology, glossary, comprehensive bibliography and guidance on research methods and resources. In Philosophy, there are five new titles to tell you about - read on to find out more: