Very Little ... Almost Nothing puts the question of the meaning of life back at the centre of intellectual debate. Its central concern is how we can find a meaning to human finitude without recourse to anything that transcends that finitude. A profound but secular meditation on the theme of death, Critchley traces the idea of nihilism through Blanchot, Levinas, Jena Romanticism and Cavell, culminating in a reading of Beckett, in many ways the hero of the book.
In this second edition, Simon Critchley has added a revealing and extended new preface, and a new chapter on Wallace Stevens which reflects on the idea of poetry as philosophy.
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Very Little ... Almost Nothing puts the question of the meaning of life back at the centre of intellectual debate. Its central concern is how we can find a meaning to human finitude without recourse to anything that transcends that finitude. A profound but secular meditation on the theme of death, Critchley traces the idea of nihilism through Blanchot, Levinas, Jena Romanticism and Cavell, culminating in a reading of Beckett, in many ways the hero of the book.
In this second edition, Simon Critchley has added a revealing and extended new preface, and a new chapter on Wallace Stevens which reflects on the idea of poetry as philosophy.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Warwick Studies in European Philosophy |
Release date | May 2004 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2004 |
Authors | Simon Critchley |
Dimensions | 216 x 138 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 304 |
Edition | 2nd edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-34048-9 |
Barcode | 9780415340489 |
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LSN | 0-415-34048-9 |