Introduction: A Critical Sense Philosophers, Interviews, Intellectuals Peter Osborne 1. Institution and Autonomy Cornelius Castoriadis 2. Lacan in Slovenia Renata Salecl and Slavoj Zizek Postscript Slavoj Zizek 3. The Legacy of Marx Istvan Meszaros 4. Orientalism and After Edward Said 5. Critical Theory in Germany Today Axel Honneth 6. Gender as Performance Judith Butler 7. American Radicalism Cornel West 8. Feminism, Deconstruction and the Law Drucilla Cornell 9. Setting to Work (Transnational Cultural Studies) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Index

A Critical Sense brings together in a single volume the leading figures of contemporary radical theory. Moving freely between philosophy, politics and cultural studies, it offers a fascinating overview of the lines of thought of today's intellectual left.
Marxism, feminism, psychoanalysis and critical theory, literary studies, deconstruction, pragmatism, postcolonial and queer theory are discussed in a series of interviews from the journal Radical Philosophy. Those interviewed are:
Judith Butler
Cornelius Castoriadis
Drucilla Cornell
Axel Honneth
Istvan Meszaros
Edward Said
Renata Salecl
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Cornel West
Slavoj Zizek
For those unfamiliar with the often daunting work of some of today's most important thinkers, ACritical Sense will offer an ideal introduction; for those already acquainted with the writings of the theorists interviewed here, the collection will throw new - and often surprising - light on familiar ground.