{"title":"Gavin Rae","description":"\u003cp\u003eGavin Rae’s work delves into the intersections of philosophy, psychology, and social thought, inviting readers to explore complex questions with clarity and depth. His writings often challenge conventional perspectives, particularly around identity, reason, and societal structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on critical inquiry and reflective dialogue, Rae’s books engage those interested in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e. They provide thoughtful examinations that encourage readers to rethink established ideas and deepen their understanding of contemporary issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"questioning-sexuality-by-gavin-rae-9781399535106","title":"Questioning Sexuality","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern thinking on sexuality has historically affirmed not only a binary division between two sexes, each of which is defined by unique fixed attributes that delineate its essence, but also a privileging of the masculine over the feminine and heteronormative relations over alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy engaging with psychoanalytic theory, phenomenology, feminist and gender theory, and the new materialisms, Gavin Rae shows how this model came under sustained and heterogeneous attack in the twentieth century. Rather than affirm one of these critical trajectories, Rae rethinks the problematic by turning to Walter Benjamin's notion of concepts as constellations to develop an alternative model called sexuality as constellation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuestioning Sexuality\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh perspective on understanding and discussing sexual identity, challenging traditional binaries and advocating a more fluid and constellation-based approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934194090220,"sku":"9781399535106","price":102.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399535106-questioning-sexuality.jpg?v=1783903738"},{"product_id":"the-politics-of-reason-by-gavin-rae-9781399552561","title":"The Politics of Reason","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Western political theory has traditionally affirmed the importance of pure reason, this has recently come under attack from a variety of directions. These critiques include those who question its universal pretensions, its neglect of the emotions, and its attachment to rationally discerned truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGavin Rae accepts aspects of these critiques but rejects the conclusion that reason should be abandoned politically. Instead, Rae argues that it opens the possibility for rethinking and recuperating a reconceived understanding of political reason. This reconceived understanding emphasises not individual abstract reflection, but social performativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough engagements with analytic epistemology, critical theory, feminism, hegemony theory, poststructuralism, and psychoanalysis, \u003cem\u003epolitical reason\u003c\/em\u003e is reconceived as an ongoing collective performative practice. This practice aims at establishing the hegemonic norms that will structure and define collective identity, including its political and epistemic possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934344036588,"sku":"9781399552561","price":630.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399552561-the-politics-of-reason.jpg?v=1783913663"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/gavin-rae.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}