Jean-Luc Nancy: Justice, Legality and World (Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy, 16) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1441123784 ISBN 13: 9781441123787

Publisher: Continuum, 2012

Synopsis

Before now, Jean-Luc Nancy's contributions to legal and political theory have been largely overlooked and lacking the in-depth appraisal they deserve. In this unique collection, eighteen notable Nancy scholars contextualize Nancy's work in these areas within the broad corpus of his other concerns. By emphasizing the originality of his theories in a globalizing age, each distinctive chapter provides a new and valuable insight into Nancy's legal and political philosophy. Together with his work on sense, community and art, these cutting edge contributions examine Nancy's conceptions of justice, legality and world in conjunction with the interpretation and rationality of:

· The ontology of the event. · The form of relationality. · The effects of globalization. · The importance of Christianity in contemporary legal and political theory.

Including a brand new essay by Nancy himself, this collection marks an important and timely step in a rich area of study.

About this title

About the Author

Benjamin Hutchens is Senior Lecturer at Rutgers-New Brunswick, USA. He is the author of Levinas: A Guide For the Perplexed (Continuum 2006) and Jean-Luc Nancy and the Future of Philosophy (McGill-Queens University Press 2007), and editor of Jean-Luc Nancy: Justice, Legality, World (Continuum 2011).

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441123784
• ISBN 13: 9781441123787
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Hutchens Benjamin