<EM>Philosophy in Cultural Theory</EM> boldly crosses disciplinary boundaries to offer a philosophical critique of cultural theory today. Drawing on the legacy of Walter Benjamin, Peter Osborne looks critically at central philosophical debates in cultural theory, such as:<BR>* the relationship between sign and image<BR>* the technological basis of cultural form<BR>* the conceptuality of art<BR>* the place of fantasy in human affairs.<BR>It will appeal to those in philosophy, cultural studies and art theory.