“We were never post-modern.” Constellations of post-foundational thought: A reading of Oliver Marchart

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Abstract

The publication of Oliver Marchart’s book Post-Foundational Political Thought (2009) located the discipline of post-foundationalism within the field of contemporary political philosophy. However, over the course of his various works, the author has continually expanded this discipline to the point that it can be argued that it is part of the history of contemporary philosophy. To further clarify and define the concept of post-foundationalism, this paper maps out post-foundational thought by situating the different constellations of authors whom Oliver Marchart has discussed in his different works, while at the same time establishing the author’s own position within it.

Keywords

post-foundationalism, contemporary philosophy, contemporary political philosophy, philosophical anarchism, social philosophy

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Author Biography

Ester Jordana Lluch, University of Zaragoza

Ester Jordana Lluch is professor of philosophy at the University of Zaragoza. Previously, she has taught at the University of Barcelona, at the Massana School of Arts and Design in Barcelona and at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. She has a degree in Psychology from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili and a degree and PhD in Philosophy from the University of Barcelona, with a thesis on Michel Foucault. Her research focuses on the field of contemporary critical thought. Her book Michel Foucault: Biopolítica y gubernamentalidad (Gedisa, 2021) is part of the collection “Pensamiento Político Posfundacional”.

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https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/enrahonar.1616

Published

2025-03-31

How to Cite

Jordana Lluch, E. (2025). “We were never post-modern.” Constellations of post-foundational thought: A reading of Oliver Marchart. Enrahonar. An International Journal of Theoretical and Practical Reason, 74, 13–35. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/enrahonar.1616

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