Reading Descartes Otherwise: Blind, Mad, Dreamy, and Bad by Kyoo Lee (English) H

Description: Reading Descartes Otherwise by Kyoo Lee Focusing on the first four images of the other that mobilize René Descartes Meditations, viz., the blind, the mad, the dreamy and the bad, Reading Descartes Otherwise spotlights the phenomenological shadows of "Cartesian rationality," dynamic signs of spectral alterity lodged at the core and the edge of modern Cartesian subjectivity. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Focusing on the first four images of the Other mobilized in Descartes Meditations—namely, the blind, the mad, the dreamy, and the bad—Reading Descartes Otherwise casts light on what have heretofore been the phenomenological shadows of "Cartesian rationality." In doing so, it discovers dynamic signs of spectral alterity lodged both at the core and on the edges of modern Cartesian subjectivity.Calling for a Copernican reorientation of the very notion "Cartesianism," the books series of close, creatively critical readings of Descartes signature images brings the dramatic forces, moments, and scenes of the cogito into our own contemporary moment. The author patiently unravels the knotted skeins of ambiguity that have been spun within philosophical modernity out of such clichés as "Descartes, the abstract modern subject" and "Descartes, the father of modern philosophy"—a figure who is at once everywhere and nowhere. In the process, she revitalizes and reframes the legacy of Cartesian modernity, in a way more mindful of its proto-phenomenological traces. Notes Revitalizes and reframes the legacy of Cartesian modernity, in a way more mindful of its proto-phenomenological traces Author Biography Kyoo Lee is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. She also teaches comparative literature and feminist theory at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Review "This is a very timely and thought provoking volume that provides new insights into Descartes works as well as extends the currency of his ideas to contemporary debates and a broader public. Theoretically sophisticated, Lees work brings together an extensive scholarly and critical erudition with a careful reappraisal of Cartesian texts, all the while retaining a sense of intellectual immediacy and relevance through the freshness, insightful, and humorous nature of her interventions." -- -Dalia Judovitz Emory University "Here is a book that rocks the legacy of our Cartesian base with exceptional intelligence, rigor, and humor. A breath of fresh philosophical air!" -- -Avital Ronell New York University "Kyoo Lee presents a timely reengagement with Descartes, exploring the allegorical and spectral edges of his thought with insights that sparkle and startle. Illuminating links with recent thinkers from Bachelard to Badiou show incisively that Descartess preoccupations with dreams, madness, and matter are still ours today, however differently we may appear to inflect them." -- -Ed Casey Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, SUNY at Stony Brook; author, The World at a Glance Promotional Revitalizes and reframes the legacy of Cartesian modernity, in a way more mindful of its proto-phenomenological traces Long Description Focusing on the first four images of the Other mobilized in Descartes Meditations--namely, the blind, the mad, the dreamy, and the bad--Reading Descartes Otherwise casts light on what have heretofore been the phenomenological shadows of "Cartesian rationality." In doing so, it discovers dynamic signs of spectral alterity lodged both at the core and on the edges of modern Cartesian subjectivity. Calling for a Copernican reorientation of the very notion "Cartesianism," the books series of close, creatively critical readings of Descartes signature images brings the dramatic forces, moments, and scenes of the cogito into our own contemporary moment. The author patiently unravels the knotted skeins of ambiguity that have been spun within philosophical modernity out of such clich Review Text "This is a very timely and thought provoking volume that provides new insights into Descartes works as well as extends the currency of his ideas to contemporary debates and a broader public. Theoretically sophisticated, Lees work brings together an extensive scholarly and critical erudition with a careful reappraisal of Cartesian texts, all the while retaining a sense of intellectual immediacy and relevance through the freshness, insightful, and humorous nature of her interventions." --Dalia Judovitz, Emory University Review Quote "This is a very timely and thought provoking volume that provides new insights into Descartes works as well as extends the currency of his ideas to contemporary debates and a broader public. Theoretically sophisticated, Lees work brings together an extensive scholarly and critical erudition with a careful reappraisal of Cartesian texts, all the while retaining a sense of intellectual immediacy and relevance through the freshness, insightful, and humorous nature of her interventions." -----Dalia Judovitz, Emory University Details ISBN0823244849 Author Kyoo Lee Short Title READING DESCARTES OTHERWISE Publisher Fordham University Press Language English ISBN-10 0823244849 ISBN-13 9780823244843 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2012 Imprint Fordham University Press Subtitle Blind, Mad, Dreamy, and Bad Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 194 Pages 240 UK Release Date 2012-12-10 Publication Date 2012-12-10 AU Release Date 2012-12-10 NZ Release Date 2012-12-10 US Release Date 2012-12-10 Alternative 9780823244850 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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