Philosophy of the Encounter: Later Writings, 1978-1987

347 Pages·2006·6.86 MB·English

by  Louis Althusser

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LOUIS ALTHUSSER
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FRANQOIS MATHERO N andO LIVER CORPET
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Contents
Noteo nt heF rencThe xtvisi
LisotfA bbreviatixi ons
TranslaItnotrro'dsu ctxiioini
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Noteo n theF rencThe xts
Thet ransolf'a Pthioinl oasnoMdpa hrxyis imbs'a soendt hpeo sthu­
mousilsys uFerde necdhi tion ('Pehtmi alroxsio,sSp muhelari' e
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trans(liaFltoiyso mqfiana xis rmoE:n etvriasLo tau iAsl thsuepsroF rer nanda
NavarMreox,i Cciot 1y,9 88T)h.ea ccompasneyliencgfti roonms
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phoipslhoipep,8. 1 -1T3h7e.o thterra nslaartbeia osonensdt ents
phiplhoisqeoputoe lsi teidFq.ur easnM,lSa otihse vroo1ln,.,P ar1i9s9,4 ,
pp3.4 -158F2o.ir n formoantti hooenr igainndes d ithoirsitaolr y
oft htee xitsnt hivso lusmeeMe,a theraonndO' lsi vCioerrp et's
presenotfat thieomn.s
Illegwiobrldegs r,a mmatoirsc yanltlayc etxitrcaanlewlooyur sds
andp hrasesin, Alatnhdu,sc soerrr'ess pownidtNehan vcaer ro,
certpaaisns maegnetsi otnhiipnragdr thiaevbsee erne plawcietdh
aste[r*i*sT*kh]sef. o otnaorAtele tsh usesxecref'potstrh, ee x plana­
tormya terpilala ciensd q uare bErnadcnkoaetdtedsseb. dy t he
transalrfaeot lolrbo ytw ehadeb brev'iTartaiinnoss nq. u'ab rrea ckets;
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silecnodryr emcitneoedrr roorfts r anscraiftpcetorim opna ring
Mathereodni'tosif 'o Mnasir nxh iLsi miatns'd'T hUen derground
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Lisotf A bbreviations
Worksb yAl thusser
ColelctioannLosdng eTerx ts
El Ess'!YsI deoilongy,t raBnesn.B rewsatnedGr r ahaLmoec k,
=
Lond1o9n8,4 .
ESC Elemen trfs Se lf-Criticism,tr anGsr.a haLmoec Lko,n don, 1976.
=
FM ForM artrxa,n Bse.Bn r ewsLtoenrd,o n, 1996.
=
Le livrseule rc ommunAi1s91m-t e0oA, 1 9-04.
=
LP Lettresa F rnacPaa,r 1i9s9,8 .
=
LI livre ls'puibiarmli smAe2,11 -t 0oA 21-03.
=
MRM MontesqRuoiesuues,aM ua,r Pxol:i tiacnsHdis toryt,r aBnesn.
=
BrewsLotnedro,1n ,9 72.
MU MachiaanvUdes, ltr lainG sr.e gEollriyoL totn,d o19n9,9 .
=
POE Philosoqfp 1!JtheE ncounter.
=
PS PSP hilosyopa hnthed S pontanPehioloussorf p 1!JtheS iecntainsOdtth se r
=
Es'!Ysse,d G.r egEollriyotr tatnB,se .Bn r ewesatt,l eL. ro nd1o9n9,0 .
x listof A bebvriations
RC= R eadCiaingpta, tl ranBse.n B rewesrtL, ondon1,9 97.
SH= The Specoft rHeeg etrla,ns G.. M . GoshgariLaonn,d on1,9 97.
SIS=S Sociaidleiogslimoqeeu tse o ciaslciisemnetA Biji-q0u21.e t0,o
AB-02.04.
SM = Solide tMuacdheia evatetu lrte extesse ,d .Y veSsi nto,mP earri1s9,9 B.
SR= Sularr peroduecdjti.a ocnqu,Be isd ePta,r i1s9,9 5.
THC =T hHeum anCionstrto vtrerasyn,sG. . M . Goshgarian, London,
2003.
VN=Le sV achneosei sAr,24 -0t1oA 24-03.
JtVP = WritiongnsP syhcoanaFlyresuiadsn :Ld a eatrna,n jse.f frey
MehlmanN,e wY ork1,9 96.
Shorteterx ts
'CM'= 'TheC risoifsM arxismt'r,a nGsr.a hamLeo ckM,a rxism
Todf,!}'jul1y9 7,Bp p.2 15-2202,7 .
'lIS=A' ' IdeolaongdyI deologSitcaatAlep paratuNsoetse:ts o wards
anI nvestigaEtl1i -6o0n'.,
'ISBMP=? '' Iist S implteo B e a MarxiisntP hiloso'p,hP yS?PS
203-40.
'LP'= 'Lenainnd P hilosopPhSyP'1S,6 9-202.
'MCTF=' 'Lem arxiscmoem met heor"ifien ieS"R'2, B 1-96.
'MPH=' 'MontesquPioelui:ta incdHs i storMyR'M, 9 -109.
'MT'= 'MarxiTsomd ayP'SP, S2 67-80.
'OMT'= 'TheO nlyM ateriaTlriasdti titorna'n,Ts e.d S tolzme ,
Listof A bebiavrtions xi
St1oez andW arrMeonn taegd,.The , Nwe SpniozMai,n neapolis,
UniveorfMs iintyn ePsroet1sa9s 9,,p7 p3.- 19.
'RTJ= L''R etpolJyo hLewisn' , EI16-319.
'THC'' ThHeu manCiosnttro vermsCy2'2,1 -305.
=
'TN'' ThrNeoeto enst hTeh eoorfDy i scoumrcs 3e3s-'8,4 .
=
'TP'' hTeT ransforomfaP tihoinl osPoSp 2Ph4Sy1 '-,6 5.
=
Worksb y Marx, Engelsan d Lenin
Cl KarM1a rCxp,ai tavlo,1l ,tr. a nBse.Fn o wkLeosn,d 1o9n7,.6
=
C3 KarM1a rx,C apivtaol3l,.,tr a nDsa.v Fiedr nbLaocnhd,o n,
=
198.1
LCW = V. I.Le nin, ColelcteUiJdr ks-M,o scaonwLd o nd1o9n6,0 -.1 980
MECW Ka1rM araxn Fdr iedErnigceChlole slc,te UiJdr ks-,L ondon,
=
1970-.2 002
''P MarxP,r eftaoAc Ceo ntriibotoun t theC ritiqofu Peolic iatElc oyn,o m
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MECW292:6 1-5.
Worksb y others
E Benedict ESthipci(snA.o Axi zoam,, P ProposSi tion,
= = = =
ScholEixuamm.pE ll,elP :I S2, ESt hiBcoso1,k1P ,r opo1s5i,t ion
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Schol2i)u.m
L Thomas HoLbebveisa,et dh.aC n.,B .M acpherson,
=
Harmonds1w9o8.r1 th,
P Nic1coMo achiaThev ePrilnlciei,,nM achiaThev eClhfli Wieo,r ks­
=
anOdht ervso,1l .,tr a nAlsl.a Gni lbDeurrth,a Nmo,r tCha rolina,
1989.
xii Listif A bbreviations
'ROL=' Ro ussea'uE,s soanyt heO rigoifnL anguagiensRo 'u,s seau,
The DissceoasunO rdther EarP!Jol iictWarli ttringasn,sVi .c toGro urevitch,
Cambrid1g9e7,7 p,p .2 47-99.
'RSC=' J ean:JacqRuoeuss se'aTuh,Se o ciCaoln tracitn'T ,he S coial
ContraancDdti ssceostur,ra nGs.. D. H. ColLeo,n don1,9 13,
pp.1 -123.
'RSD=' J ean:JacqRuoeuss sea'uD,i scouornts hee O rigiann dt he
Foundatioonfs I nequalaimtoyn gM en (SeconDdi scoursien) ',
RousseTauhe,D isuscreoasn Odther EarP!Joli tiWcriatlitng rsa,nV si.c tor
GoureviCtacmhb,r id1g9e7,7 p,p .1 13-222.
SPN= AntoniGor amscSilee,c tfrioomnth sePris onN otebootksra,n s.
QuintHiona raen dG eotTNroewye lSlm ithL,o ndon1,9 71.
TP = BenediScpti nozTraa,c taptuosl ifticoulslo,bw yet dh en umbeorf
thbeo oakn ds ectciiotne Edx.a mplTPeV: 7 = Tractaptoulsi Btoiock us,
5,S ecti7o.n
TTP = BenediScpti nozTraa,c tatthueso cloog-ipotrlaintisSc.a umsue,l
Shir1Neey,w Y ork1,9 89.
Wherteh ea uthoofra t exist n otn amedi,tis alwaAylst husser.