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The World Is Gone: Philosophy in Light of the Pandemic

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The World Is Gone: Philosophy in Light of the Pandemic
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gregg Lambert
SeriesForerunners: Ideas First
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:114
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 127
Category/GenrePhilosophy
Social and political philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9781517913380
ClassificationsDewey:148.72
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 22 February 2022
Publication Country United States

Description

Exploring the existential implications of the Covid-19 crisis through meditations Part personal memoir, part philosophical reflection and written in the midst of the pandemic in 2021, The World Is Gone employs the Robinson Crusoe fable to launch an existential investigation of the effects of extreme isolation, profound boredom, nightly insomnia, and the fear of madness associated with the loss of a world populated by others. Forerunners: Ideas First is a thought-in-process series of breakthrough digital publications. Written between fresh ideas and finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and speculation take place in scholarship.

Author Biography

Gregg Lambert is Dean's Professor of Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University. His most recent University of Minnesota publications include The Elements of Foucault (2020) and Philosophy after Friendship: Deleuze's Conceptual Personae (2017).