The Livable and the Unlivable
$49.80
- Paperback
277 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2023
Summary
Finding Life: Navigating the Livable and the Unlivable
The unlivable: the apex of human suffering and injustice. But what truly defines it? How do we delineate its boundaries, and what actions can we take to prevent and heal it? Judith Butler and Frederic Worms delve into these compelling questions in a captivating dialogue, exploring the intersection of contemporary life and politics. Butler critiques the norms that render life precarious and unlivable, while Worms advocates for a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781531502744 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1531502741 |
| Author: | Judith Butler, Frédéric Worms |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press |
| Imprint: | Fordham University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 120g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 127mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This is one of the most engaging and dynamic conversations that I have read in a very long time. It is astonishing how much is said in so few words.” —Peg Birmingham, DePaul University
A provocative, insightful, and profound discussion.—Kelly Oliver, Vanderbilt UniversityThis is one of the most engaging and dynamic conversations that I have read in a very long time. It is astonishing how much is said in so few words.—Peg Birmingham, DePaul University
About The Author
Judith Butler
Judith Butler is Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley. Their books include Who’s Afraid of Gender? (2024), What World Is This? A Pandemic Phenomenology (2022), The Force of Nonviolence (2020), Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly (2015), Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? (2009), Giving an Account of Oneself (2005), Precarious Life: The Power of Mourning and Violence (2004), and Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990).
Frédéric Worms is Director at the École Normale Supérieure, Paris, where he has taught in the Department of Philosophy for many years. He is the author of several works on critical vitalism and the ethics of care in French, including La Philosophie du Soin and Soin et Politique.
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