{"product_id":"the-castoriadis-reader","title":"The Castoriadis Reader","description":"Cornelius Castoriadis (b.1922) cofounded the now legendary revolutionary group and journal \u003ci\u003eSocialisme ou Barbarie\u003c\/i\u003e (1948-1967). Presently a Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, Castoriadis is a philosopher, social critic, professional economist, and a practicing psychoanalyst who is considered one of Europe's foremost thinkers. Through such works as \u003ci\u003eThe Imaginary Institution of Society, Crossroads in the Labyrinth, Political and Social Writings\u003c\/i\u003e (3 vols.), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy, Politics, Autonomy,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorld in Fragments,\u003c\/i\u003e he has renovated social thought and exerted a profound influence on the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003eFor both first-time readers and those already familiar with his work, \u003ci\u003eThe Castoriadis Reader\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough overview that encompasses every aspect of his thought: \u003ci\u003eSocialisme ou Barbarie\u003c\/i\u003e trenchant critique of Russian totalitarianism and of \"modern capitalism\" in the West which paved the way for an alternative left-wing politics and inspired the 1968 student-worker rebellion in France; the development of ideas of a \"project of autonomy\" and \"the imaginary institution of society\"; and a representative selection of recent texts on ecology, aesthetics, the \"crisis of Western Societies\", the \"radical imagination\", the philosophical significance of psychoanalysis, an alternative interview offers a historical overview of Castoriadis's life and work. In a concluding chapter that presents replies to his international critics, the author further clarifies his ideas while opening new paths for the creation of an \"autonomous society.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Ames Curtis's selection of classical and contemporary material charts Castoriadis's contributions to the revolutionizing of thought and society over the past five decades. His Foreword and a thorough listing of Castoriadis's major texts provide the reader with the necessary background for further explorations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42818168848445,"sku":"9781557867049","price":86.36,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781557867049_b957773b-960c-4fbb-8299-28d0ff75907b.jpg?v=1766915135","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-castoriadis-reader","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}