The Black Circle: A Life of Alexandre Kojève

by Jeff Love

Book Overview

Alexandre Koj ve (1902-1968) was an important and provocative thinker. Born in Russia, he spent most of his life in France. His interpretation of Hegel and his notorious declaration that history had come to an end exerted great influence on French thinkers and writers such as Raymond Aron, Georges Bataille, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jacques Lacan, and Raymond Queneau. An unorthodox Marxist, he was a critic of Martin Heidegger and interlocutor of Leo...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231186576
• ISBN13: 9780231186575
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"