Jean-Francois Lyotard

[T]his is a book to accompany the reading of Lyotard’s work, and, as such, it is not a minor accompaniment, but a full and enriching one. * Endoxa *
Reading these interviews and statements, one is brought back to a period of intense thinking, that was never separated from passionate commitments and controversies. Whether agreeing or disagreeing – no longer always for the same reasons as then – one feels again the excitement, the surprise, the admiration Jean-François Lyotard could not avoid to produce with his interlocutors, even his opponents. With time passing, his stature as a philosopher, a critic and a public intellectual endures and grows * Etienne Balibar, Anniversary Chair in Modern European Philosophy, Kingston University London, UK *
For philosophers: myriad ideas to plunder. For historians: a trove on late-twentieth century intellectuals. For artists: a multitude of provocations. For activists: bitter lessons and sweet encouragement. For Lyotard: precious testimony to a wild and sensitive mind * James Williams, Honorary Professor of Philosophy¸ Deakin University, Australia *
This book brings together many of Lyotard’s most important interviews and articles. Each chapter is accessibly written and the introduction is exemplary in giving the context of his works--a must have for those new to Lyotard as well as scholars of writings. * Peter Gratton, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Southeastern Louisiana University, USA *