Intermittency: The Concept of Historical Reason in Recent French Philosophy

By Andrew Gibson

Stoking the embers of French Hegelianism, this book looks at five recent and contemporary French philosophers: Badiou, Jambet, Lardreau, Fran oise Proust and Ranci re. 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 artKey words: Badiou; Ranci re; Fran oise Proust; Jambet; Lardreau; modern literature; post-Marxism; intermittency; contemporary political thought; French philosophy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399567624
• ISBN13: 9781399567626
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.2"