What Schick achieves in 130 pages is impressive. She offers an exposition of Roses thought, grounds it in its formative philosophical influences and sets it in conversation with problems in contemporary political philosophy. And she does this cogently, without significantly sacrificing breadth or depth ... Schicks work is a compelling invitation to read more Gillian Rose. * LSE Review of Books * Schicks account is an engaging presentation of Roses thought addressed to readers new to her work ... Gillian Rose: A Good Enough Justice provides evidence of the singular power of attraction of Roses thought in its capacity to think through the dualisms conditioning social-political actuality and to afford resources for ethical action. * Radical Philosophy * For a multifaceted engagement with Roses ideas which goes beyond the concept of impiety... Schicks Gillian Rose is the book to turn to. Roses demanding oeuvre has suffered from an undue neglect which Schicks refined book will hopefully go some way to remedying. Gillian Rose provides a clear and persuasive argument for Roses continuing relevance in relation to debates about trauma and how to respond to it. -- Nicholas Chare, University of Melbourne * The Years Work in Critical and Cultural Theory * This book makes an original and distinctive contribution to political thought. -- Alison Stone, Lancaster University In this book Kate Schick brings off the seemingly impossible: she renders Gillian Rose's thought clear without losing sight of its subtle profundity and obstinate difficulty. In doing so she makes it apparent just why we might now be more receptive to this thought and what it still has to teach us: that against the already actualised dystopic utopia of the right, and an increased left oscillation between impossible utopia and entire resignation to evil, Rose offers us the abstract contours of a hopeful realism or a realistic hope. Schick rightly edges that vision a little further away from aporia and a little further towards practical realisation. Thereby she has crafted a real contribution not just to scholarship and political theory, but to the future of political practice in the UK and beyond. -- John Milbank, The University of Nottingham In recent years, Gillian Rose has begunat lastto be rediscovered as one of the twentieth centurys most significant philosophers and critical theorists. First published in 2012, Kate Schicks Gillian Rose: A Good Enough Justice was ahead of the curve, particularly in highlighting Roses vital importance as a thinker of the Left. In Schicks account, Rose emerges as a thinker of radical yet difficult politicseschewing all utopias, easy answers, and intellectual comforts, while refusing melancholy or resignation in favour of a political and critical process of mourning that might become the law. Schick proves a lucid and generous guide to Roses formidable work, showing with clarity and force why, in our present moment of catastrophe and crisis, Roses insights are more urgent than ever. -- Robert Lucas Scott, University of Cambridge
