Intermittency

Explores the concept of historical intermittency in 5 recent French philosophers Stoking the embers of French Hegelianism, this book looks at five recent and contemporary French philosophers: Badiou, Jambet, Lardreau, Francoise Proust and Ranciere. Each produces a post-Hegelian philosophy of history founded on an assertion of the intermittency of historical value. * a sustained reflection on the character of a contemporary philosophy of history * a new and timely theory of modernity, modern literature and art Key words: Badiou; Ranciere; Francoise Proust; Jambet; Lardreau; modern literature; post-Marxism; intermittency; contemporary political thought; French philosophy.