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The Philosopher and His Poor

Paperback • 2004 • English

The Philosopher and His Poor

By Jacques Rancière

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About the book

What has philosophy to do with the poor? If, as has often been supposed, the poor have no time for philosophy, then why have philosophers always made time for them? Why is the history of philosophy-from Plato to Karl Marx to Jean-Paul Sartre to Pierre Bourdieu-the history of so many figures of the poor: plebes, men of iron, the demos, artisans, common people, proletarians, the masses? Why have philosophers made the shoemaker, in particular, a remarkably ubiquitous presence in this history? Does ...Show more

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9780822332749

Publisher

Duke University Press

Published year

2004

Language

English

Original title

The Philosopher and His Poor

Format

Paperback

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