Starry Speculative Corpse – Horror of Philosophy vol. 2
Horror of Philosophy
$48.79
- Paperback
202 pages
- Release Date
24 April 2015
Summary
Could it be that the more we know about the world, the less we understand it? Could it be that, while everything has been explained, nothing has meaning? Extending the ideas presented in his book In The Dust of This Planet, Eugene Thacker explores these and other issues in Starry Speculative Corpse. But instead of using philosophy to define or to explain the horror genre, Thacker reads works of philosophy as if they were horror stories themselves, revealing a rift between human beings and the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781782798910 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1782798919 |
| Author: | Eugene Thacker |
| Publisher: | Collective Ink |
| Imprint: | Zero Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 202 |
| Release Date: | 24 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Horror Of Philosophy |
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About The Author
Eugene Thacker
Philosopher Eugene Thacker thinks and writes about a world of natural disasters, emerging pandemics, and the looming threat of extinction. Existence, he writes, is becoming increasingly “unthinkable.” He has written on a range of topics, from philosophy to science fiction and horror. Thacker is the author of a number of books, including After Life (2010), and In the Dust of this Planet in his Horror of Philosophy series. He is Associate Professor of Media Studies at The New School in New York.
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