Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Infinitely Demanding Infinitely Demanding Simon Critchley A new political ethics that confronts the injustices of liberal democracy. The clearest, boldest and most systematic statement of Simon Critchley’s influential views on philosophy, ethics, and pol… OL15464557W
Faith of the Faithless Faith of the Faithless Simon Critchley The return to religion has perhaps become the dominant cliche of contemporary theory, which rarely offers anything more than an exaggerated echo of a political reality dominated by religious war. Som… OL16529277W
The Cambridge Companion to Levinas The Cambridge Companion to Levinas Simon Critchley,Robert Bernasconi Emmanuel Levinas is now widely recognised alongside Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Sartre as one of the most important Continental philosophers of the twentieth century. His abiding concern was the pri… OL16919097W
How to Stop Living and Start Worrying How to Stop Living and Start Worrying Simon Critchley,Carl Cederström The question of how to lead a happy and meaningful life has been at the heart of philosophical debate since time immemorial. Today, however, these questions seem to be addressed not by philosophers b… OL16940363W
On Humour On Humour Simon Critchley Does humour make us human, or do the cats and dogs laugh along with us? On Humour is a fascinating, beautifully written and funny book on what humour can tell us about being human. Simon Critchley sk… OL16941669W
Der Katechismus des Bürgers Der Katechismus des Bürgers Simon Critchley Simon Critchley analysiert die unauflösliche Verstrickung zwischen Politik, Gesetz und Religion als Grundkonstante unserer gegenwärtigen Verhältnisse – und wirft der Linken vor, diese Verstrickung al… OL16948319W
The Anarchist Turn The Anarchist Turn Simon Critchley,Chiara Bottici,Jacob Blumenfeld In an act of resistance against the usage of the word 'anarchist' as an insult and representations of anarchy as a recipe for pure disorder, The Anarchist Turn brings together innovative and fresh pe… OL17475708W
Memory Theater Memory Theater Simon Critchley "A French philosopher dies during a savage summer heat wave. Boxes carrying his unpublished papers mysteriously appear in Simon Critchley's office. Rooting through them, Critchley discovers a brillia… OL20013026W
Notes on Suicide Notes on Suicide Simon Critchley Suicide is everywhere. It haunts history and current events. It haunts our own networks of friends and family. The spectre of suicide looms large, but the topic is taboo because any meaningful discus… OL20082467W