Critique of critique

Overture : basic elements of critique

Critique of spectacle or the spectacle of critique

Critique of power or the power of critique

Critique of injustice or the injustice of critique

Critique of authority or the authority of critique

Moral ontologies of critique

Political ontologies of critique

Topologies of critique

Chronologies of critique

Conclusion : critique and its betrayals.

Foreword xi

Preface xiii

List of Abbreviations xvii

Introduction: Critique as Orientation 1

Overture: Basic Elements of Critique 21

Part 1 Aporias of Critique

1 Critique of the Spectacle or the Spectacle of Critique 37

2 Critique of Power or the Power of Critique 55

3 Critique of Injustice or the Injustice of Critique 72

4 Critique of External Authority or the External Authority of Critique 89

Part 2 Architectonics of Critique

5 Moral Ontologies of Critique 109

6 Political Ontologies of Critique 138

7 Topologies of Critique 162

8 Chronologies of Critique 177

Conclusion: Critique and Its Betrayals 199

References 223

Index 229.