A Biography of Ordinary Man by Laruelle
A Biography of Ordinary Man is a foundational text for our understanding of Francois Laruelle, one of France s leading thinkers, whose ideas have emerged as an important touchstone for contemporary theoretical discussions across multiple disciplines.
"What would it mean to craft a rigorous science of humanity based on minority rather than authority? In one of his earliest complete expressions of non-philosophy, Laruelle offers a compelling formula for generic humanity – dubbed here ordinary man – rooted not in philosophical or social difference but in real, ordinary identity, the identity of minorityThe result is a form of life without authority, without state, without world, in other words, truly glorious."
Alexander R. Galloway, New York University
"A Biography of Ordinary Man shows how non-philosophy can be understood as the ongoing discovery of the human, of the ordinary, and of the lived, without recourse to the ‘totalitarian spirit’ of authoritarian thought. This is a science of the ordinary life that undoes what we think we know about the human."
John Ó Maoilearca, Kingston University, London
Alexander R. Galloway, New York University
"A Biography of Ordinary Man shows how non-philosophy can be understood as the ongoing discovery of the human, of the ordinary, and of the lived, without recourse to the ‘totalitarian spirit’ of authoritarian thought. This is a science of the ordinary life that undoes what we think we know about the human."
John Ó Maoilearca, Kingston University, London
François Laruelle is Professor Emeritus at the University of Paris X (Nanterre).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781509509966 |
| ISBN 10 | 1509509968 |
| Title | A Biography of Ordinary Man |
| Author | Laruelle |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-12-15 |
| Number of pages | 260 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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