Immanence and micropolitics : Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Foucault and Deleuze / Christian Gillilam.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Immanence and Micropolitics -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Sartre and the Instigation of Immanence -- Chapter 2 Merleau-Ponty and the Fold of the Flesh -- Chapter 3 Foucault and the Force of Power-Knowledge -- Chapter 4 Deleuze and the Micropolitics of Desire -- Conclusion From Immanence to Micropolitics -- Bibliography -- Index.

Christian Gilliam argues that a philosophy of ́⁰puré⁰₉ immanence is integral to the development of an alternative understanding of ́⁰₈the politicaĺ⁰₉; one that re-orients our understanding of the self toward the concept of an unconscious or ́⁰₈micropoliticaĺ⁰₉ life of desire. He argues that here, in this ́⁰₈lifé⁰₉, is where the power relations integral to the continuation of post-industrial capitalism are most present and most at stake. Through proving its philosophical context, lineage and political import, Gilliam ultimately comes to outline and justify the conceptual importance and necessity of immanence in understanding politics and resistance, thereby challenging the claim that ontologies of ́⁰₈puré⁰₉ immanence are either apolitical and/or politically incoherent.

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide