The Possibility of a World
Conversations with Pierre-Philippe Jandin
Published on 8. August 2017
Book
Hardback
152 pages
978-0-8232-7540-3 (ISBN)
Description
In this series of interviews, Jean-Luc Nancy reviews his life's work. But like Schlegel's historian-"a prophet facing backwards"-Nancy takes this opportunity to rummage through the history of art, philosophy, religion, and politics in search of new possibilities that remain to be thought.
This journey through Nancy's thought is interspersed with accounts of places and events and deeply personal details. The result is at once unpretentious and encyclopedic: Concepts are described with remarkable nuance and specificity, but in a language that comes close to that of everyday life.
As Nancy surveys his work, he thinks anew about democracy, community, jouissance, love, Christianity, and the arts. In the end, this is a book about the possibility of a world-a world that must be greeted because it is, as Nancy says, already here.
This journey through Nancy's thought is interspersed with accounts of places and events and deeply personal details. The result is at once unpretentious and encyclopedic: Concepts are described with remarkable nuance and specificity, but in a language that comes close to that of everyday life.
As Nancy surveys his work, he thinks anew about democracy, community, jouissance, love, Christianity, and the arts. In the end, this is a book about the possibility of a world-a world that must be greeted because it is, as Nancy says, already here.
Reviews / Votes
"The Possibility of a World presents Jean-Luc Nancy in dialogue, allowing unique access to his thought. The book is particularly concerned with the possibility of inhabiting the world--a world that has become an object of calculation and mastery. For Nancy, such a habitus entails an ethos, or an 'ethics of the world' that involves the re-creation of the world. In the context of his thinking of such an ethical habitus, Nancy continues, throughout the book, his inventive engagement with Heidegger's thought as well as his ongoing debate with Derrida. This new book is an important contribution to Nancy's rethinking of the world and sense." -- -David Pettigrew Southern Connecticut State UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8232-7540-3 (9780823275403)
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Persons
Jean-Luc Nancy (1940-2021) was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Universite de Strasbourg and one of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century's foremost thinkers of politics, art, and the body. His wide-ranging thought runs through many books, including Being Singular Plural, The Ground of the Image, Corpus, The Disavowed Community, and Sexistence. His book The Intruder was adapted into an acclaimed film by Claire Denis.
Travis Holloway (with Flor Mechain) previously translated What's These Worlds Coming To? by Jean-Luc Nancy and Aurelien Barrau. He is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at SUNY-Farmingdale.
Travis Holloway (with Flor Mechain) previously translated What's These Worlds Coming To? by Jean-Luc Nancy and Aurelien Barrau. He is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at SUNY-Farmingdale.