Introduction: Celebrating the life and work of Andre Gorz

In this introduction, we thank those who supported and contributed to our special issue of Classical Sociology, on the work and life of Andre Gorz. We then provide a sketch of Gorz's place in intellectual history. Along the way, we explain some of our motivations for editing the special issue, then move on to a discussion of our contributors' papers. We end with a reiteration of our goals for the issue, and with thanks once more to those who helped make it happen.