{"product_id":"impossible-objects-hardback-9780745653204","title":"Impossible Objects (Hardback) 9780745653204","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImpossible Objects\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSimon Critchley (Author), Carl Cederström (Author), Todd Kesselman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745653204, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 October 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e180 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.4 x 1.9 cm, 0.336 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"It's hard not to be swept up in the sense of hope and possibility that he brings to his discipline as he turns his eyes outward upon the world, refusing to wallow in the stultifying confines of academic discourse ... at his best, Critchley is a truly inspiring voice.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Critchley makes for a generous and fluent interlocutor.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Poole, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A frank encounter with the philosophical mind; an encounter which, although brief, gives us a beautiful sense of how things work at the sharp end of the intellectual spectrum.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelvingrove Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Critchley is remarkably adept at clearly explaining quite difficult ideas.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNina Power, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophers' Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An inspiring and thought-provoking collection of interviews with one of the finest minds of my generation, which serves to genuinely illuminate his impressive body of work. Critchley educates and unsettles the reader with his sharp wit and tremendous intelligence, offering fresh and arresting insights into a dazzling array of vital topics from the death of God to contemporary politics and the origins of tragedy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith Ansell-Pearson, University of Warwick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpossible objects are those about which the philosopher, narrowly conceived, can hardly speak: poetry, film, music, humor. Such \"objects\" do not rely on philosophy for interpretation and understanding; they are already independent practices and sites of sensuous meaning production. As Elvis Costello has said, \"writing about music is like dancing about architecture.\" We don't need literary theory in order to be riveted by the poem, nor a critic's analysis to enjoy a film. How then can philosophy speak about anything outside of itself, namely all of those things which actually matter to us in this world?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eImpossible Objects\u003c\/i\u003e, Simon Critchley - one of the most influential and insightful philosophers writing today - extends his philosophical investigation into non-philosophical territories, including discussions on tragedy, poetry, humor, and music. In a series of engaging and enlightening conversations, Critchley reflects on his early work on the ethics of deconstruction; the recurring themes of mortality and nihilism; his defense of neo-anarchism; and his recent investigation into secular faith, or \"a faith of the faithless\". Essential reading for artists, academics, and general readers alike, this book explores the relationship between the philosophical world and those complex and fascinating \"impossible objects\" which give life meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. EARLY BEDFELLOWS.  \u003cp\u003eLevinas, Derrida, and the Ethics of Deconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. KEEP YOUR MIND IN HELL AND DESPAIR NOT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNietzsche and the Question of Nihilism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. THE STATE IS A LIMITATION ON HUMAN EXISTENCE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGramsci and Hegemony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. INFINITELY DEMANDING ANARCHISM.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarxism and the Political.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. ACTION IN A WORLD OF RECUPERATION.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCynicism and the Slovenian Hamlet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. LANGUAGE AND MURDER.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlanchot, Stevens, and the Literary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. CONFESSIONS OF A PUNK ROCKER.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan, Rhythm, and Transient Joy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. ART AND ETHICS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransgression, Visibility, and Collective Resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. TRAGEDY AND MODERNITY.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Logic of Affect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407323296024,"sku":"9780745653204","price":34.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745653204.jpg?v=1784161840","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/impossible-objects-hardback-9780745653204","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}