Jean-Francois Lyotard, the highly influential 20th-century philosopher of the postmodern, has had an enormous impact on the course and commitment of contemporary philosophy. "Lyotard: Philosophy, Politics, and the Sublime" is a reassessment of his extraordinary legacy and contribution to contemporary cultural, political, ethical, and aesthetic theory and a useful guide to key issues in his philosophy. Fifteen distinguished scholars have contributed new, original essays examining the main themes in Lyotard's work with a focus on the special intersections of philosophy, psycholanalysis, politics and the experience of the sublime in art. The volume includes an up-to-date bibliography of works by and about Lyotard, previously unpublished photographs of Lyotard and an incisive essay by Lyotard himself on the philosophical significance of Freud's case of Emma.
