Published in 1978 by Aubier, The Gods in the Kitchen bears the subtitle Twenty Years of Philosophy in France.
The book surveys the major philosophical debates that shaped French intellectual life during the post-war decades. Sartre, Foucault, Derrida, Lacan, Aron, Deleuze, Bachelard and Garaudy all appear through their ideas, controversies and influence.
Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the volume concludes with an extensive section on philosophy and politics, together with a chronology of the preceding twenty years.
A valuable guide to one of the most remarkable periods in modern French intellectual history.
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Condition :
Paperback. Illustrated covers. Foxing to the top edge. Very good overall condition. 349 pages.
About the book :
The title The Gods in the Kitchen is deliberately ironic. It suggests that philosophers, often treated as intellectual authorities, were also deeply involved in the practical and political debates of their time.
English Keywords :
- The Gods in the Kitchen
- French philosophy
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Michel Foucault
- Jacques Derrida
- Jacques Lacan
- Raymond Aron
- Gilles Deleuze
- Gaston Bachelard
- Roger Garaudy
- intellectual history
- philosophy and politics
- Aubier
- 1978 edition