Morrey, Douglas (2007) Dr Schizo: religion, reaction and Maurice G. Dantec. Journal of European Studies, Vol.37 (No.3). pp. 295-312. doi:10.1177/0047244107080726 ISSN 0047-2441.

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Abstract

The contemporary writer and critic Maurice G. Dantec is among those French intellectuals accused of forming part of a 'new reactionary' movement. This article sets out Dantec's political position based on a close reading of Laboratoire de catastrophe generale (2001) and focusing in particular on his militaristic view of international relations, his condemnation of the European socialist left and his 'evolutionist' account of the history of ideas. The sources of Dantec's thought are located, principally, in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche and in a radical Christianity. It is finally argued, from a Nietzschean perspective, that Dantec's 'Post-human' somatic and dietary regime tends to give his writing a hyperbolic tone and an ironically self-centred focus, even as his implacable morality bears comparison to other thinkers situated broadly on the left, for instance the Christian-structured ethics of Alain Badiou.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	A General Works > AZ History of Scholarship The Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > French Studies
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of European Studies
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	0047-2441
Official Date:	September 2007
Dates:	Date Event September 2007 Published
Volume:	Vol.37
Number:	No.3
Number of Pages:	18
Page Range:	pp. 295-312
DOI:	10.1177/0047244107080726
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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