Peter Sloterdijk’s reputation as one of the most original thinkers
of our time has grown steadily since the early 1980s. This volume of
over thirty conversations and interviews spanning two decades
illuminates the multiple interconnections of his life and work. In
these wide-ranging dialogues Sloterdijk gives his views on a variety
of topics, from doping to doxa, design to dogma, media to mobility and
the financial crisis to football. Here we encounter Sloterdijk from
every angle: as he expounds his ideas on the philosophical tradition
and the latest strands of contemporary thought, as he analyses the
problems of our age and as he provides a new and startling perspective
on everyday events. Through exaggeration, Sloterdijk draws our
attention to crucial issues and controversies and makes us aware of
their implications for society and the individual. Always eager to
share his knowledge and erudition, he reveals himself equally at home
in ancient Babylon, in the channels of the mass media and on the
ethical and moral terrain of religion, education or genetic
engineering. Appealing both to the seasoned reader of Sloterdijk and
to the curious newcomer, these dialogues offer fresh insight into the
intellectual and political events of recent decades. They also give us
glimpses of Sloterdijk’s own life story, from his early passionate
love of reading and writing to his journeys in East and West, his
commitment to Europe and his acceptance and enjoyment of the role of a
public intellectual and philosopher in the twenty-first century.
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Conversations and Interviews 1993 - 2012
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780745691695
Publisert
2018
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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