{"product_id":"the-castoriadis-reader-isbn-9781557867032","title":"The Castoriadis Reader","description":"Cornelius Castoriadis is presently Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. He is a philosopher, social critic, professional economist, practicing psychoanalyst and one of Europe's foremost thinkers. \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e The Castoriadis Reader \u003cd\u003e\u003c\/d\u003e provides for the first time an overview of the author's work and encompasses every aspect of his thought.  Editor's Foreword. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.'The Only Way to Find out If You Can Swim Is to Get into the Water.' An Introductiory Interview (1974).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Presentation of \u003ci\u003eSocialisme ou Barbarie\u003c\/i\u003e An Organ of Critique and Revolutionary Orienation (1949).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. On the Content of Bureaucracy to the Idea of the Proletariat's Autonomy (1955). On the Content of Socialism, II (1957).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Recommencing the Revolution (1964).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Marxism and Revolutionary Theory (1964-65). Excerpts. Marxism: A Provisional Assessment. Theory and Revolutionary Project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Social Imaginary and the Institution (1975). Excerpt. The Social-Historical.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Social Regime in Russia (1978).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. From Ecology to Autonomy (1980).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Crisis of Western Societies (1982).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Greek \u003ci\u003ePolis\u003c\/i\u003e and the Creation of Democracy (1983).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Logic of Magmas and the Question of Autonomy (1983).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Radical Imagination and the Social Instituting Imaginary (1994).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Culture in a Democratic Society (1994).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Psychoanalysis and Philosophy (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Done and To Be Done (1989).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"\u003ci\u003eThe Castoriadis Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, with representative extracts from almost fifty years of political and philosophical writing, reflects his long march from Marx back to Aristotle.\" \u003ci\u003eScott McLemmee, Lingua Franca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"When so many pay superficial tribute to false prophets, how much better to pay serious attention to this true thinker.\" \u003ci\u003eNicolas Walter, New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For those unfamiliar with the thought of Castoriadis, reading his works for the first time is to encounter one of the most original and creative figures of the last half of the twentieth century.\" \u003ci\u003eDavid Wallace, Topia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Ames Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent translator and writer. He is based in Paris.  Cornelius Castoriadis (b.1922) cofounded the now legendary revolutionary group and journal \u003ci\u003eSocialisme ou Barbarie\u003c\/i\u003e (1948-1967). Presently a Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, Castoriadis is a philosopher, social critic, professional economist, and a practicing psychoanalyst who is considered one of Europe's foremost thinkers. Through such works as \u003ci\u003eThe Imaginary Institution of Society, Crossroads in the Labyrinth, Political and Social Writings\u003c\/i\u003e (3 vols.), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy, Politics, Autonomy,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorld in Fragments,\u003c\/i\u003e he has renovated social thought and exerted a profound influence on the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003eFor both first-time readers and those already familiar with his work, \u003ci\u003eThe Castoriadis Reader\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough overview that encompasses every aspect of his thought: \u003ci\u003eSocialisme ou Barbarie\u003c\/i\u003e trenchant critique of Russian totalitarianism and of \"modern capitalism\" in the West which paved the way for an alternative left-wing politics and inspired the 1968 student-worker rebellion in France; the development of ideas of a \"project of autonomy\" and \"the imaginary institution of society\"; and a representative selection of recent texts on ecology, aesthetics, the \"crisis of Western Societies\", the \"radical imagination\", the philosophical significance of psychoanalysis, an alternative interview offers a historical overview of Castoriadis's life and work. In a concluding chapter that presents replies to his international critics, the author further clarifies his ideas while opening new paths for the creation of an \"autonomous society.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Ames Curtis's selection of classical and contemporary material charts Castoriadis's contributions to the revolutionizing of thought and society over the past five decades. His Foreword and a thorough listing of Castoriadis's major texts provide the reader with the necessary background for further explorations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990182084837,"sku":"NP9781557867032","price":135.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781557867032.jpg?v=1761786818","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-castoriadis-reader-isbn-9781557867032","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}