The Philosopher and the Tyrant
Publisher
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Presses Universitaires de France
Parution date
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2000
EAN
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9782130511168
Description
Philosophers are violent beings who, with no army at their disposal, force the world into submission by enclosing it within a system. At times they rely on the forces of a tyrant, who requires legitimacy that only a philosopher can provide. What sort of perverse deals are struck between the thinker and the despot? The author endeavors to answer this question by opening up a new field of reflection on the relationship between power and knowledge.
Author
Christian Delacampagne : Philosopher and journalist Christian Delacampagne is the author of several works, including De l’indifférence (Odile Jacob, 1998), D’une République à l’autre: entretiens sur l’histoire et la politique (Plon, 1999), with Maurice Faure, and A History of Philosophy in the Twentieth Century (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999).
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