Albert Camus as Political Thinker

Nihilisms and the Politics of Contempt

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Modern, Political

• Author: Samantha Novello
• ISBN: 9780230283244
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Publication: October 12, 2010
• Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
• Language: English

An intense genealogical reconstruction of Camus's political thinking challenging the philosophical import of his writings as providing an alternative, aesthetic understanding of politics, political action and freedom outside and against the nihilistic categories of modern political philosophy and the contemporary politics of contempt and terrorisms