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Why Philosophize

Why Philosophize? is a series of lectures given by Jean-François Lyotard to students at the Sorbonne embarking on their university studies. The circumstances obliged him to be both clear and concise: at the same time, his lectures offer a profound and far-reaching meditation on how essential it is to philosophize in a world where philosophy often seems irrelevant, outdated, or inconclusive. Lyotard begins by drawing on Plato, Proust and Lacan to show that philosophy is a never-ending desire - for wisdom, for the 'other'. In the second lecture he draws on Heraclitus and Hegel.

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  • "Why Philosophize? is a series of lectures given by Jean-François Lyotard to students at the Sorbonne embarking on their university studies. The circumstances obliged him to be both clear and concise: at the same time, his lectures offer a profound and far-reaching meditation on how essential it is to philosophize in a world where philosophy often seems irrelevant, outdated, or inconclusive. Lyotard begins by drawing on Plato, Proust and Lacan to show that philosophy is a never-ending desire - for wisdom, for the 'other'. In the second lecture he draws on Heraclitus and Hegel to explore the clo..."
  • "Why Philosophize? is a series of lectures given by Jean-François Lyotard to students at the Sorbonne embarking on their university studies. The circumstances obliged him to be both clear and concise: at the same time, his lectures offer a profound and far-reaching meditation on how essential it is to philosophize in a world where philosophy often seems irrelevant, outdated, or inconclusive. Lyotard begins by drawing on Plato, Proust and Lacan to show that philosophy is a never-ending desire - for wisdom, for the 'other'. In the second lecture he draws on Heraclitus and Hegel."@en
  • ""Why Philosophize? is a series of lectures given by Jean-Francois Lyotard to students at the Sorbonne embarking on their university studies. The circumstances obliged him to be both clear and concise: at the same time, his lectures offer a profound and far-reaching meditation on how essential it is to philosophize in a world where philosophy often seems irrelevant, outdated, or inconclusive. Lyotard begins by drawing on Plato, Proust and Lacan to show that philosophy is a never-ending desire--for wisdom, for the 'other'. In the second lecture he draws on Heraclitus and Hegel to explore the close relation between philosophy and history: the same restlessness, the same longing for a precarious unity, drives both. In his third lecture, Lyotard examines how philosophy is a form of speech that plays on the borders of what can be communicated directly. Finally, he turns to Marx, exploring the extent to which philosophy can be a transformative force within the world. These wonderfully accessible lectures will attract a wide readership, since, as Lyotard says, 'How can one not philosophize?' They are also an excellent introduction to Lyotard's thought."--Page 4 of cover."@en
  • ""Series of lectures given by Jean-François Lyotard to students at the Sorbonne" -- back cover."@en

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  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Aufsatzsammlung"
  • "Redes (vorm)"
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  • "Introductions"
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  • "Why Philosophize?"
  • "Why Philosophize"
  • "Why Philosophize"@en
  • "Pourquoi philosopher?"
  • "¿Por qué filosofar?"
  • "¿Por qué filosofar?"@es
  • "Waarom filosoferen?"
  • "¿Por qué filosofar? : quatro conferencias"
  • "Por qué filosofar? : cuatro conferencias"
  • "Por qué filosofar? : cuatro conferencias"@es
  • "Pourquoi philosopher ?"
  • "Why philosophize?"
  • "Why philosophize?"@en
  • "¿Por qué filosofar? : cuatro conferencias"
  • "Perché la filosofia è necessaria"@it
  • "Perché la filosofia è necessaria"
  • "Wozu philosophieren?"
  • "Porqué filosofar? : cuatro conferencias"@es

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