Blanchot's Communism Art, Philosophy and the Political [Hardcover]

Iyer argues for the transformative potential for philosophy and political practice of the thought of Maurice Blanchot. The book traces Blanchot's complex negotiations of the thought of Hegel, Heidegger, Bataille and Levinas, which allowed him to develop his distinctive account of the work of art and his account of the opening to the Other. Iyer also examines the significance of Blanchot's interventions in French political life, in particular, his participation in the events of May 1968.Preface Introduction: The Claim of Communism The Beast in Me The Temple of Night The Sphinx's Gaze Weary Truth Philosophy Unbound Mortal Substitution We Take Their Place BibliographyLARS IYER is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.