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Circus Philosophicus
Graham Harman
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Description for Circus Philosophicus
Paperback. Platonic myth meets American noir in this haunting collection of philosophical images, from gigantic Ferris wheels to offshore drilling rigs. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Platonic myth meets American noir in this haunting series of philosophical images, from gigantic ferris wheels to offshore drilling rigs. It has been said that Plato, Nietzsche, and Giordano Bruno gave us the three great mythical presentations of serious philosophy in the West. They have spawned few imitators, as philosophers have generally drifted toward a dry, scholarly tone that has become the yardstick of professional respectability. In this book, Graham Harman tries to restore myth to its central place in the discipline. In Chapter One, the narrator considers the motion of a Ferris wheel of many miles in ... Read more
Platonic myth meets American noir in this haunting series of philosophical images, from gigantic ferris wheels to offshore drilling rigs. It has been said that Plato, Nietzsche, and Giordano Bruno gave us the three great mythical presentations of serious philosophy in the West. They have spawned few imitators, as philosophers have generally drifted toward a dry, scholarly tone that has become the yardstick of professional respectability. In this book, Graham Harman tries to restore myth to its central place in the discipline. In Chapter One, the narrator considers the motion of a Ferris wheel of many miles in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
92
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846944000
SKU
V9781846944000
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About Graham Harman
Graham Harman is Associate Vice Provost for Research and a member of the Department of Philosophy at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
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