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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
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Gregg Lambert
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Series | Forerunners: Ideas First |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:114 | Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 127 |
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Category/Genre | Philosophy Social and political philosophy |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781517913380
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Classifications | Dewey:148.72 |
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Audience | General | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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Publication Date |
22 February 2022 |
Publication Country |
United States
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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).
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