Towards a New Human Being

by Luce Irigaray (Editor), Luce Irigaray (Editor), Christos Hadjioannou (Editor), Luce Irigaray (Editor), Mahon O'Brien (Editor)

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2019
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With an introduction by Luce Irigaray, and original essays from students and collaborators, this book explores the key ideas from Irigaray's most recent book, To Be Born. Many of the essays were originally presented at a series of workshops and conferences where Irigaray developed the ideas that eventually evolved into To Be Born. The essays engage the author directly and in many instances have been developed in dialogue with Irigaray. Similar to earlier books that focus on previous work by the author, Towards a New Human Being is part of a long-term project that involves Irigaray working together with other academics in conferences, workshops and colloquia. This book includes contributions from doctoral candidates specializing in Irigaray's philosophy, as well as early career researchers and more established academic figures. The range and breadth of topics and themes covered testifies to the continuing relevance, vibrancy and profundity of Luce Irigaray's thought.

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With an introduction by Luce Irigaray, and original essays from students and collaborators, this book explores the key ideas from Irigaray's most recent book, To Be Born. Many of the essays were originally presented at a series of workshops and conferences where Irigaray developed the ideas that eventually evolved into To Be Born. The essays engage the author directly and in many instances have been developed in dialogue with Irigaray. Similar to earlier books that focus on previous work by the author, Towards a New Human Being is part of a long-term project that involves Irigaray working together with other academics in conferences, workshops and colloquia. This book includes contributions from doctoral candidates specializing in Irigaray's philosophy, as well as early career researchers and more established academic figures. The range and breadth of topics and themes covered testifies to the continuing relevance, vibrancy and profundity of Luce Irigaray's thought.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 276
Edition: 1st ed. 2019
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 14 Mar 2019
ISBN 10: 3030033910
ISBN 13: 9783030033910

Author Bio

Luce Irigaray is one of the leading thinkers of our age. She is author of more than thirty books translated into various languages, the most recent of which are Sharing the World (2008), In the Beginning, She Was (2012) and Through Vegetal Being (co-authored with Michael Marder, 2016). She is also the co-editor (with Michael Marder) of Building a New World (2015), a volume in which early-career researchers from her seminars explore new ways of thinking, in order to promote a world-wide community respectful of differences between the sexes, generations, cultures and traditions.
Mahon O'Brien is senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Sussex. His work is largely concerned with issues in phenomenology, in particular, the work of Martin Heidegger. He has published two books on Heidegger to date with another due to appear later this year. He is also interested in the history of philosophy more broadly and is currently working on a number of papers on Plato as well as some of the central themes in twentieth century phenomenology.

Christos Hadjioannou is IRC Postdoctoral Fellow at University College Dublin. He completed a PhD in Philosophy at Sussex University in 2015. His thesis was entitled The Emergence of Mood in Heidegger's Phenomenology. His main research interest lies in Heidegger's philosophy, with an emphasis on the affective elements of his thought. He has co-edited a volume on Heidegger on Technology (Routledge, 2018), and is currently editing a volume on Heidegger on Affect (Palgrave, forthcoming).