Exile: An intellectual portrait of Andre Gorz
by Brooks, Christopher D., Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ, 2010, 465 pages; 3421301

Abstract:

The Austrian-born French philosopher and theorist André Gorz (1923 – 2007) was one of the most important intellectuals to emerge from the circle of thinkers associated with Jean-Paul Sartre in postwar France. This dissertation argues that Gorz was a "pragmatic utopian" whose dual vocation as a journalist and philosopher allowed him to arrive at insights into the nature of capitalistic society that were both highly original and historically consequential. It is a comprehensive intellectual biography of Gorz's life and thought based on readings of Gorz's published material, interviews with Gorz and his friends and colleagues, and extensive use of the secondary material on French intellectual history.

 
AdviserJonathan Beecher
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
SourceDAI/A 71-09, p. , Sep 2010
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsBiographies; European history; Philosophy; Modern history
Publication Number3421301
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