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Starry Speculative Corpse – Horror of Philosophy vol. 2
Eugene Thacker
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Description for Starry Speculative Corpse – Horror of Philosophy vol. 2
Paperback. Philosophy meets horror against the backdrop of an indifferent, unhuman cosmos. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 204.
Could it be that the more we know about the world, the less we understand it? Could it be that, while everything has been explained, nothing has meaning? Extending the ideas presented in his book In The Dust of This Planet, Eugene Thacker explores these and other issues in Starry Speculative Corpse. But instead of using philosophy to define or to explain the horror genre, Thacker reads works of philosophy as if they were horror stories themselves, revealing a rift between human beings and the unhuman world of which they are part. Along the way we see philosophers grappling with ... Read more
Could it be that the more we know about the world, the less we understand it? Could it be that, while everything has been explained, nothing has meaning? Extending the ideas presented in his book In The Dust of This Planet, Eugene Thacker explores these and other issues in Starry Speculative Corpse. But instead of using philosophy to define or to explain the horror genre, Thacker reads works of philosophy as if they were horror stories themselves, revealing a rift between human beings and the unhuman world of which they are part. Along the way we see philosophers grappling with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Horror of Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
208g
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782798910
SKU
V9781782798910
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Ref
99-32
About Eugene Thacker
Philosopher Eugene Thacker thinks and writes about a world of natural disasters, emerging pandemics, and the looming threat of extinction. Existence, he writes, is becoming increasingly -unthinkable.- He has written on a range of topics, from philosophy to science fiction and horror. Thacker is the author of a number of books, including After Life (2010), and In the Dust of ... Read more
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