The first English translation of Macherey's philosophical work. Best known for his work in literary criticism, Pierre Macherey has, over the past two decades, producted a series of original philosophical works. This first collection of his philosophical writings to be published in English discloses the full range of Macherey's interventions, testifying to his signal status as one of France's leading philosophers. In a Materialst Way ranges over Macherey's writings on philosophy and theory, critiques of the work of major figures in contemporary French thought such as Lacan, Foucoult and Canguilhem, and analyses of the work of Spinoza. It reveals to English-speaking audiences what has long been common knowlege in France: that Pierre Macherey is among the most fertile, imaginative and subtle of contemporary philosophers.

Pierre Macherey is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Lille III. His previous books in English are A Theory of Literary Production and The Object of Literature. Warren Montag is Associate Professor of English at Occidental Collge and author of The Unthinkable Swift (Verso).