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Description for After Life
Paperback. Life is one of our most basic concepts, yet when examined directly it proves remarkably contradictory and elusive, encompassing both the broadest and the most specific phenomena. The author clears the ground for a new philosophy of life by recovering the twists and turns in its philosophical history. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Life is one of our most basic concepts, yet when examined directly it proves remarkably contradictory and elusive, encompassing both the broadest and the most specific phenomena. We can see this uncertainty about life in our habit of approaching it as something at once scientific and mystical, in the return of vitalisms of all types, and in the pervasive politicization of life. In short, life seems everywhere at stake and yet is nowhere the same. In "After Life", Eugene Thacker clears the ground for a new philosophy of life by recovering the twists and turns in its philosophical history. Beginning ... Read more
Life is one of our most basic concepts, yet when examined directly it proves remarkably contradictory and elusive, encompassing both the broadest and the most specific phenomena. We can see this uncertainty about life in our habit of approaching it as something at once scientific and mystical, in the return of vitalisms of all types, and in the pervasive politicization of life. In short, life seems everywhere at stake and yet is nowhere the same. In "After Life", Eugene Thacker clears the ground for a new philosophy of life by recovering the twists and turns in its philosophical history. Beginning ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226793726
SKU
V9780226793726
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Ref
99-50
About Eugene Thacker
Eugene Thacker is associate professor of literature, communication, and culture at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Reviews for After Life
"This is a timely, significant, and original work that deepens and enlarges the terms of contemporary philosophical debate over the nature of 'life.' After Life promises to become an indispensable point of reference for future discussions of this topic." - Ray Brassier, American University of Beirut"