The Ethics of Deconstruction, Simon Critchley's first book, was originally published to great acclaim in 1992. The first book to argue for the ethical turn in Derrida's work, it powerfully shows how deconstruction has persuasive ethical consequences that are vital to our thinking through of questions of politics and democracy. Moving away from using deconstruction to find the contradictions inherent in any text, Critchley concerns himself with the philosophical context the ethical impetus Derrida's ethics to be understood in relation to his engagement with the work of Levinas, and lays...
The Ethics of Deconstruction, Simon Critchley's first book, was originally published to great acclaim in 1992. The first book to argue for the ethical...
Simon Critchley discovers a brilliant text on the ancient art of memory and a cache of astrological charts predicting the deaths of various philosophers in the archives of a deceased philosopher friend of his. Among them is a chart for Critchley himself, laying out in great detail the course of his life and eventual demise.
Simon Critchley discovers a brilliant text on the ancient art of memory and a cache of astrological charts predicting the deaths of various philosophe...
Through a sweeping historical overview of suicide, a moving literary survey of famous suicide notes, and a psychological analysis of himself, Simon Critchley offers us an insight into what it means to possess the all too human gift and curse of being of being able to choose life or death.
Through a sweeping historical overview of suicide, a moving literary survey of famous suicide notes, and a psychological analysis of himself, Simon Cr...
In diesem Buch gelingt der Gegenwartsphilosophie endlich der Ausgang aus ihrer akademischen Unzuganglichkeit. Ursprunglich veroffentlicht im mittlerweile legendaren Philosophie-Blog The Stone der New York Times liegen hier erstmals 33 der wichtigsten Essays auf Deutsch vor. Sie durchleuchten immer ansprechend und nie anspruchslos philosophische Probleme aller Art; die Bandbreite der behandelten Themen reicht von "Klassikern" der philosophischen Debatte wie etwa der Definition von "Wissenschaft," der Frage nach dem menschlichen Bewusstsein oder den Grundlagen der Moral bis zu den konkreten...
In diesem Buch gelingt der Gegenwartsphilosophie endlich der Ausgang aus ihrer akademischen Unzuganglichkeit. Ursprunglich veroffentlicht im mittle...
Humor is een fascinerend, prachtig geschreven en komisch boek over wat homor ons kan vertellen over onze menselijke natuur. Van de oudheid tot aan de moderne tijd en puttend uit het werk van een breed scala aan auteurs, in het bijzonder Swift, Sterne, Shaftesbury, Bergson, Beckett en Freud, keert Humor het komische binnenstebuiten en onthult ons een smakelijk inzicht in wat we grappig vinden. Humor beantwoordt vragen zoals: "Waarom lijden komieken aan depressies," "Waarom lachen we zo vaak om dieren" en "Wat gebeurt er in racistische en seksistische humor." Humor zal niet alleen de...
Humor is een fascinerend, prachtig geschreven en komisch boek over wat homor ons kan vertellen over onze menselijke natuur. Van de oudheid tot aan...
