Selectively Forgetting Baudrillard: Rescuing Praxis from the Wreckage.
I argue that Jean Baudrillard's post-1970s work makes numerous wrong turns from the point of view of a philosophy of praxis. While Baudrillard's work is indispensable for the evolution of a critical theory of capitalism and its culture, his attack on the viability of political projects and normative...
| Published in: | Theory in Action Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 9 - 38 |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Transformative Studies Institute
April 2010
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=511011416&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 511011416 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 19370229 5E57 jtl: Theory in Action issn: 19370229 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: April 2010 vid: 3 iid: 2 pid: 42229 pub: Transformative Studies Institute artinfo: ui: 511011416 10.3798/tia.1937-0237.10015 ppf: 9 ppct: 29 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P size: 4.5MB tig: atl: Selectively Forgetting Baudrillard: Rescuing Praxis from the Wreckage. aug: au: Gilman-Opalsky, Richard su: Baudrillard, Jean, 1929-2007 Political philosophy Postmodernism (Philosophy) Practice (Philosophy) sug: subj: Political philosophy Postmodernism (Philosophy) Practice (Philosophy) Baudrillard, Jean, 1929-2007 ab: I argue that Jean Baudrillard's post-1970s work makes numerous wrong turns from the point of view of a philosophy of praxis. While Baudrillard's work is indispensable for the evolution of a critical theory of capitalism and its culture, his attack on the viability of political projects and normative philosophy must be refuted. I argue for a theory that retains a commitment to counteracting tendencies toward acquiescence and reconciliation—for theory in the service of rethinking revolution. [Article copies available for a fee from The Transformative Studies Institute. E-mail address: journal@transformativestudies.org Website: http://www.transformativestudies.org ©2010 by The Transformative Studies Institute. All rights reserved.] pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|