Background
Dews, Peter Kenneth was born on April 22, 1952 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Son of Kenneth Dews and Winifred Hawkley.
(Over the last two decades, contemporary French philosophy...)
Over the last two decades, contemporary French philosophy has exercised a powerful influence on intellectual life, across both Europe and America. Post-structuralist strategies and concepts have played an important role in many forms of social, cultural and aesthetic analysis, particularly on the Left. Despite the widespread reception, however, there has still been comparatively little analysis of the basic philosophical assumptions of post-structuralism, or of the compatibility of many of its central tenets with the progressive political orientations with which it is frequently associated. In this book, Peter Dews seeks to remedy this situation by setting post-structuralist thought in relation to another, more explicitly critical, tradition in the philosophical analysis of modernity – that of the Frankfurt School, from Adorno to Habermas. Logics of Disintegration will be of interest to readers across a wide range of disciplines, from literary criticism to social theory, which have felt the impact of post-structuralism – and to anyone who wishes to reach a balanced assessment of one of the most influential intellectual currents of our time.
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(In this book Peter Dews explores some of the most urgent ...)
In this book Peter Dews explores some of the most urgent problems confronting contemporary European thought: the status of the subject after postmodernism, the ethical and existential dimensions of critical theory, the encounter between psychoanalysis and philosophy, and the possibilities of a non-foundational metaphysical thinking. His approach cuts across the hostile boundaries which that usually separate different theoretical traditions. Lacan and the Frankfurt School are brought into dialogue, as are deconstruction and Ricoeur’s hermeneutics. Current questions of language, communication and critique are located in a broader context, as the author ranges back over the history of modern philosophy, from poststructuralism—via Nietzsche—to German romanticism and idealism. A wide variety of issues is discussed in the book, including Habermas’s views on the ethics of nature, Lacan’s theory of Oedipal crisis, the relation between writing and the lifeworld in Derrida, and Schelling’s philosophy of the “Ages of the World.” The volume is also enlivened by forceful critiques of a range of currently influential thinkers, including Michel Foucault, Richard Rorty, Rodolphe Gasché and Slavoj iek.
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(Over the last half decade or so, Jürgen Habermas has incr...)
Over the last half decade or so, Jürgen Habermas has increasingly employed the interview format, both as a means of presenting his changing views on philosophical topics in an accessible way, and as a means of debating current social and political issues. This new, expanded edition of Autonomy and Solidarity includes an additional five interviews in which Habermas discusses such themes as the history and significance of the Frankfurt School, the social and political development of post-war Germany, the moral status of civil disobedience, the implications of the “Historians‘ Dispute,” and the function of national identity in the modern world. Never before published autobiographical material covering Habermas‘ early years at the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research is followed by an extended philosophical interrogation of his latest thinking on the relations between ethics, morality and law. With an extended introduction by Peter Dews, exploring the status and prospects of Critical Theory in the light of the recent revolutionary transformations in Europe, Autonomy and Solidarity should be of interest and value both to newcomers and those already familiar with Habermas‘ thought.
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Postmodern Jewish thinkers understand their Jewishness differently, but they all share a fidelity to what they call the Torah” and to communal practices of reading and social action that have their bases in rabbinic interpretations of biblical narrative, law, and belief. Thus, postmodern Jewish thinking is thinking about God, Jews, and the worldwith the texts of the Torahin the company of fellow seekers and believers. It utilizes the tools of philosophy, but without their modern premises. Moreover, this form of Jewish thinking provides resources for philosophically disciplined readings of scripture by Jews, Christians, and Moslems seeking alternatives to the reductive discourses of secular academia, on the one hand, and to antimodern religious fundamentalisms, on the other. Postmodern Jewish Philosophy aims to utilize rabbinic modes of thinking to provide a model for ethical and religious thought in the twenty-first century, one which moves beyond the dichotomy of relativism and imperialism and is simultaneously definite and pluralistic.In Reasoning After Revelation: Dialogues in Postmodern Jewish Philosophy, three preeminent Jewish scholars debate the form and meaning of Postmodern Jewish Philosophy after the failures of the great secular ideologies of modern western civilization. Emulating the methods as well as the premises of Talmudic argumentation, the authors present their responses as dialogues joined by a common love of the rabbinic tradition of commentary and interpretation of the Bible. The composers, Peter Ochs, Robert Gibbs, and Steven Kepnes, contemplate where Judaism has beenand where it is headed: on what basis will modern Jews now reason about the meaning of Jewish existence and the relevance of age-old Biblical traditions to the moral and social crises of the twenty-first century? The dialogues are further enriched by a set of responses from leading Jewish philosophers: Elliot R. Wolfson, Edith Wyschogrod, Almut Sh. Bruckstein, Yudit Kornberg Greenberg, and Susan E. Shapiro.
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(Awareness of the different elements of our conscious acti...)
Awareness of the different elements of our conscious action and experience frees us from restricting attachments to them - from confining identification with anything we think, feel or do. This 'Awareness Principle' is both a liberatory life principle and a life practice of a sort long recognised in yogic philosophy. As well as being healing and freeing The Awareness Principle is also a new foundational principle for the sciences and religion - offering the sole possible philosophical basis for both a new Theology and a truly scientific 'Theory of Everything'. For the most fundamental scientific fact is not the objective existence of a manifest universe but awareness of that universe. Peter Wilberg's writings on 'The Awareness Principle' reaffirm and rearticulate in a new and clear way a centuries-old understanding of Hindu tantric philosophy - namely that the '1st Principle' of the universe is not matter or energy but the innate potentials and power (Shakti) of pure awareness (Shiva).
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(Awareness of the different elements of our conscious acti...)
Awareness of the different elements of our conscious action and experience frees us from restricting attachments to them - from confining identification with anything we think, feel or do. This 'Awareness Principle' is both a liberatory life principle and a life practice of a sort long recognised in yogic philosophy. As well as being healing and freeing The Awareness Principle is also a new foundational principle for the sciences and religion - offering the sole possible philosophical basis for both a new Theology and a truly scientific 'Theory of Everything'. For the most fundamental scientific fact is not the objective existence of a manifest universe but awareness of that universe. Peter Wilberg's writings on 'The Awareness Principle' reaffirm and rearticulate in a new and clear way a centuries-old understanding of Hindu tantric philosophy - namely that the '1st Principle' of the universe is not matter or energy but the innate potentials and power (Shakti) of pure awareness (Shiva).
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(This comprehensive book presents readings in some radical...)
This comprehensive book presents readings in some radical ecophilosophies under discussion today and representative examples of the ecotactics that radical groups think these beliefs require. The readings, by many of today's radical ecophilosophers and radical environmental activists, are balanced between "radical" selections and criticism of radical tactics.
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Dews, Peter Kenneth was born on April 22, 1952 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Son of Kenneth Dews and Winifred Hawkley.
Bachelor in English, Cambridge University, 1973. Master of Arts in Sociology of Literature, University of Essex, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Southampton University, 1984.
Lecturer Anglia Polytech. University, Cambridge, 1986—1988, Essex University, 1988—1992, senior lecturer, 1992—1996, professor, since 1996. Visiting professor University Konstanz, 1992.
Graduate faculty New School University, 1996, Grinnell College, 2001, Columbia University, 2003.
(In this book Peter Dews explores some of the most urgent ...)
( Postmodern Jewish thinkers understand their Jewishness ...)
(Over the last half decade or so, Jürgen Habermas has incr...)
(This comprehensive book presents readings in some radical...)
(Awareness of the different elements of our conscious acti...)
(Awareness of the different elements of our conscious acti...)
(Over the last two decades, contemporary French philosophy...)
(Six major articles, plus book reviews; includes an articl...)
(Includes Marvin Gettleman's essay on John Glenn and Ameri...)
(Seven major articles, plus book reviews)
He made his name with the Logics of Disintegration, on the limitations of post-structuralism.
Married Clair Elizabeth Wills, August 28, 1993. Children: Jacob Wills, Luan Wills, Philomena Wills. 1 child from previous marriage Maude Dews.