For 15 years, Henri Bergson, the most important French philosopher of the early 20th-century, taught at the College de France. Speaking without notes, most of his classes are now lost…

A powerful and original engagement with France’s most influential philosophers.

Derrida wrote extensively on the question of the animal. Examining a range of Derrida’s writings, this title reconstructs a portrait of Derrida’s views on animality and their intimate connection to…

Combining original interpretations and expert readings of philosophers such as Kant and Husserl and contemporary thinkers such as Bergson, Badiou, and Deleuze, Barbaras offers here a powerful and important contribution…

Engages the work and career of the philosopher Hugh J. Silverman.

Offering a comprehensive view of Maurice Merleau Ponty’s (1908-1961) work, this selection collects the foundational essays necessary for understanding the core of this critical twentieth-century philosopher’s thought.

From beginning to end, the philosophy of Michel Henry offers an original and profound reflection on life. The Michel Henry Reader provides broad coverage of the major themes in his…