Struggle and Utopia at the End Times of Philosophy

278 Pages·2012·1.954 MB·English

by  François Laruelle, Drew S. Burk, Anthony Paul Smith

STRUGGLE
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AND UTOPIA
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AT THE
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END TIMES
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O F PHILO S OPHY
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TABLE OFC ONTENTS
TRANSLATORSI'N TRODUCTION IX
INTRODUCTIONMAN: AS ULTIMATUM 3
AND AST ESTAMENT
SUMMARYO F NON-PHILOSOPHY 27
CLARIFICATIOONNS T HE THREEAX IOMS 45
PHILOSOPHIZABILANIDT YP RACTICITY 99
LETU SM AKE A TABULA RASAO UT OF 137
THE FUTUREO R OF UTOPIAA SM ETHOD
OUTLINEF ORA NON-INSTITUTIONUATLO PIA 151
L'ORGANINSOANTI-OPNH ILOSOPHIQUE
INTERNATION(OANLPEHI )
THE RIGHTA ND LEFTO F NON-PHILOSOPHY 173
REBELI NT HE SOUL: 189
A THEORYO F FUTURES TRUGGLE

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