{"product_id":"formations-paperback-1","title":"Formations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine Malabou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTyler M. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTyler M. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine Malabou's elaboration of the concept of plasticity has made her one of the most innovative philosophers working today. \u003ci\u003eFormations \u003c\/i\u003ecollects eighteen of Malabou's early writings, spanning 1986 to 2003, within which her initial articulations of plasticity take shape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough Malabou might be most famous for bringing neurobiological discourse into conversation with continental philosophy, she has always maintained, as the essays in \u003ci\u003eFormation \u003c\/i\u003emake clear, that \"plasticity\" circulates dynamically within the history of philosophy. Across readings of Hegel, Marx, Derrida, Rousseau, Heidegger, Ricoeur, Plato, Aristotle, and many others, these essays highlight the deep entrenchment of plasticity within the history of philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFormations \u003c\/i\u003eputs on full display Malabou's associations with deconstruction, her negotiations with structuralism, her interdisciplinary investments in philosophical calibrations of literature, and the unique form of dialectics that will shape her later thought. A critical introduction by Adrian Johnston situates these essays within the contexts of French Hegelianism and Marxism, showing both the continuity of these early essays with Malabou's later work as well as their singular contributions to the development of these still-relevant critical fields. An afterword by Malabou herself offers a biographical and bibliographic retrospective to these essays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNever just an archive of precursory traces of a later project, \u003ci\u003eFormations\u003c\/i\u003e exhibits the plastic metamorphosis of Malabou's own thought by revealing any oeuvre, including any translation or editorial arrangement of that oeuvre, to be a product constituted by its ongoing formations. In this sense, the title reflects one of the most enduring features of Malabou's thought: \"formation\" stands doubly for the rigidity of an identity and the processes by which that identity changes and takes shape.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFormations\u003c\/i\u003e offers a striking glimpse into the emergence of a singular, transformative, and genuinely philosophical voice--one that continues to reshape our understanding of form, meaning, and life itself.\"--\u003cb\u003eAlenka Zupančič\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eLet Them Rot: Antigone's Parallax\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCatherine Malabou's elaboration of the concept of plasticity has made her one of the most innovative philosophers working today. \u003ci\u003eFormations \u003c\/i\u003ecollects eighteen of Malabou's early writings, spanning 1986 to 2003, within which her initial articulations of plasticity take shape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough Malabou might be most famous for bringing neurobiological discourse into conversation with continental philosophy, she has always maintained, as the essays in \u003ci\u003eFormation \u003c\/i\u003emake clear, that \"plasticity\" circulates dynamically within the history of philosophy. Across readings of Hegel, Marx, Derrida, Rousseau, Heidegger, Ricoeur, Plato, Aristotle, and many others, these essays highlight the deep entrenchment of plasticity within the history of philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFormations \u003c\/i\u003eputs on full display Malabou's associations with deconstruction, her negotiations with structuralism, her interdisciplinary investments in philosophical calibrations of literature, and the unique form of dialectics that will shape her later thought. A critical introduction by Adrian Johnston situates these essays within the contexts of French Hegelianism and Marxism, showing both the continuity of these early essays with Malabou's later work as well as their singular contributions to the development of these still-relevant critical fields. An afterword by Malabou herself offers a biographical and bibliographic retrospective to these essays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNever just an archive of precursory traces of a later project, \u003ci\u003eFormations\u003c\/i\u003e exhibits the plastic metamorphosis of Malabou's own thought by revealing any oeuvre, including any translation or editorial arrangement of that oeuvre, to be a product constituted by its ongoing formations. In this sense, the title reflects one of the most enduring features of Malabou's thought: \"formation\" stands doubly for the rigidity of an identity and the processes by which that identity changes and takes shape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Malabou\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, and Visiting Professor of Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University. Her many books include \u003ci\u003eStop Thief! Anarchism and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Should We Do with Our Brain?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Malabou (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCatherine Malabou \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, and Visiting Professor of Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University. Her many books include \u003ci\u003eStop Thief! Anarchism and Philosophy \u003c\/i\u003e(2023), \u003ci\u003ePleasure Erased: The Clitoris Unthought \u003c\/i\u003e(2022), \u003ci\u003eThe Ontology of the Accident: An Essay on Destructive Plasticity \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), \u003ci\u003eThe New Wounded: From Neurosis to Brain Damage \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), and\u003ci\u003e What Should We Do with Our Brain? \u003c\/i\u003e(2008).\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTyler M. Williams (Edited \u0026amp; Translated By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTyler M. Williams \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of English, Humanities, and Philosophy at\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMidwestern State University. He is editor of Catherine Malabou's \u003ci\u003ePlasticity: The Promise of Explosion \u003c\/i\u003e(2022).\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eD. J. S. Cross (Edited \u0026amp; Translated By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eD. J. S. Cross \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor of Translation at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDeleuze and the Problem of Affect \u003c\/i\u003e(2021). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Johnston (Introducer) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAdrian Johnston \u003c\/b\u003eis Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eInfinite Greed: The Inhuman Selfishness of Capital \u003c\/i\u003e(2024). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53801312977203,"sku":"9781531513764","price":66.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GtHXWdGXaZ9781531513764_48abd7d6-bec4-4def-b1dd-e82597c98273.webp?v=1785968786","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/formations-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}