Alan D. Schrift is F. Wendell Miller Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Philosophy Department at Grinnell College, USA.

• Series Preface; Introduction, Alan D. Schrift; 1. French Nietzscheanism, Alan D. Schrift; 2. Louis Althusser, Warren Montag; 3. Michel Foucault, Timothy O'Leary; 4. Gilles Deleuze, Daniel W. Smith; 5. Jacques Derrida, Samir Haddad; 6. Jean-Francois Lyotard, James Williams; 7. Pierre Bourdieu and the practice of philosophy, Derek Robbins; 8. Michel Serres, David F. Bell; 9. Jurgen Habermas, Christopher F. Zurn; 10. Second generation critical theory, James Swindal; 11. Gadamer, Ricoeur, and the legacy of phenomenology, Wayne J. Froman; 12. The linguistic turn in continental philosophy, Claire Colebrook; 13. Psychoanalysis and desire, Rosi Braidotti & Alan D. Schrift; 14. Luce Irigaray, Mary Beth Mader; 15. Cixous, Kristeva, and Le Doeuff: three "French feminists", Sara Heinamaa; 16. Deconstruction and the Yale School of literary theory, Jeffrey T. Nealon; 17. Rorty among the continentals, David R. Hiley

"Both comprehensive and detailed while being accessible to a broad readership, from the generalist interested in basic ideas and facts to the specialist, who may require new perspectives on and approaches to specific thinkers and movements." - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "This excellent volume will be an important aid to a wide range of readers who will benefit from the clarity of the explications and the breadth of the treatments." - John Protevi, Louisiana State University

Alan D. Schrift is F. Wendell Miller Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Philosophy Department at Grinnell College, USA.

• Series Preface; Introduction, Alan D. Schrift; 1. French Nietzscheanism, Alan D. Schrift; 2. Louis Althusser, Warren Montag; 3. Michel Foucault, Timothy O'Leary; 4. Gilles Deleuze, Daniel W. Smith; 5. Jacques Derrida, Samir Haddad; 6. Jean-Francois Lyotard, James Williams; 7. Pierre Bourdieu and the practice of philosophy, Derek Robbins; 8. Michel Serres, David F. Bell; 9. Jurgen Habermas, Christopher F. Zurn; 10. Second generation critical theory, James Swindal; 11. Gadamer, Ricoeur, and the legacy of phenomenology, Wayne J. Froman; 12. The linguistic turn in continental philosophy, Claire Colebrook; 13. Psychoanalysis and desire, Rosi Braidotti & Alan D. Schrift; 14. Luce Irigaray, Mary Beth Mader; 15. Cixous, Kristeva, and Le Doeuff: three "French feminists", Sara Heinamaa; 16. Deconstruction and the Yale School of literary theory, Jeffrey T. Nealon; 17. Rorty among the continentals, David R. Hiley

"Both comprehensive and detailed while being accessible to a broad readership, from the generalist interested in basic ideas and facts to the specialist, who may require new perspectives on and approaches to specific thinkers and movements." - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "This excellent volume will be an important aid to a wide range of readers who will benefit from the clarity of the explications and the breadth of the treatments." - John Protevi, Louisiana State University

Alan D. Schrift is F. Wendell Miller Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Philosophy Department at Grinnell College, USA.

• Series Preface; Introduction, Alan D. Schrift; 1. French Nietzscheanism, Alan D. Schrift; 2. Louis Althusser, Warren Montag; 3. Michel Foucault, Timothy O'Leary; 4. Gilles Deleuze, Daniel W. Smith; 5. Jacques Derrida, Samir Haddad; 6. Jean-Francois Lyotard, James Williams; 7. Pierre Bourdieu and the practice of philosophy, Derek Robbins; 8. Michel Serres, David F. Bell; 9. Jurgen Habermas, Christopher F. Zurn; 10. Second generation critical theory, James Swindal; 11. Gadamer, Ricoeur, and the legacy of phenomenology, Wayne J. Froman; 12. The linguistic turn in continental philosophy, Claire Colebrook; 13. Psychoanalysis and desire, Rosi Braidotti & Alan D. Schrift; 14. Luce Irigaray, Mary Beth Mader; 15. Cixous, Kristeva, and Le Doeuff: three "French feminists", Sara Heinamaa; 16. Deconstruction and the Yale School of literary theory, Jeffrey T. Nealon; 17. Rorty among the continentals, David R. Hiley

"Both comprehensive and detailed while being accessible to a broad readership, from the generalist interested in basic ideas and facts to the specialist, who may require new perspectives on and approaches to specific thinkers and movements." - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "This excellent volume will be an important aid to a wide range of readers who will benefit from the clarity of the explications and the breadth of the treatments." - John Protevi, Louisiana State University