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ABC of Impossibility
Simon Critchley
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Paperback. Series: Univocal. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 111 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
How does one write an experimental ABC, an impossible theory that would deal with a series of phenomena, concepts, places, sensations, persons, and moods? A para-philosophy? Returning to a once-abandoned project of fragmented thoughts where the author's voice moves from the serious to the pathetic, to the absurd, to the cynical, Simon Critchley's ABC of Impossibility finds new life in the form of this small encyclopedic and aphoristic text where the reader bears witness to the slow emergence of an attempt at a poetic ontology. ABC of Impossibility is a unique undertaking that reexamines the poetic site of the fragment ... Read more
How does one write an experimental ABC, an impossible theory that would deal with a series of phenomena, concepts, places, sensations, persons, and moods? A para-philosophy? Returning to a once-abandoned project of fragmented thoughts where the author's voice moves from the serious to the pathetic, to the absurd, to the cynical, Simon Critchley's ABC of Impossibility finds new life in the form of this small encyclopedic and aphoristic text where the reader bears witness to the slow emergence of an attempt at a poetic ontology. ABC of Impossibility is a unique undertaking that reexamines the poetic site of the fragment ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Univocal Publishing LLC United States
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Univocal
Condition
New
Weight
92g
Number of Pages
100
Place of Publication
Minneapolis, United States
ISBN
9781937561499
SKU
V9781937561499
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About Simon Critchley
Simon Critchley is Hans Jonas Professor at the New School for Social Research. He is the author of numerous philosophical and experimental works including The Faith of the Faithless, The Book of Dead Philosophers, and most recently, Bowie. He is moderator of The Stone, a philosophy column in the New York Times, to which he is a frequent contributor.
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