The World and Us
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- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2026
Summary
In The World and Us, Roberto Mangabeira Unger sets out to reinvent philosophy. His central theme is the relation between transcendence and finitude in human experience: how everything in our existence points beyond itself, and yet our mortal lives and the world around us remain enigmas. He asks how we can make sense of ourselves without claiming for human beings a miraculous exception to the general regime of nature.
For Unger, philosophy must be the mind on fire, challenging…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804293621 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1804293628 |
| Author: | Roberto Mangabeira Unger |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Imprint: | Verso Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 750g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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Through a 49-year career spanning politics, law, social and political theory and philosophy, Unger has put forward a collection of searching inquiries meant to pierce the liberal mythos of necessary progress. Across dozens of books, including the recently published metaphysical tome The World and Us, the Brazilian philosopher has tried to think beyond 20th-century categories through a series of questions. – Samuel McIlhagga * UnHerd *A renowned philosopher takes on the universe. The World and Us ruminates deeply while maintaining a readability often lacking in specialized, academic philosophy. Unger has written a book for the rest of us. If he seeks our understanding, it’s only so we might enjoy a better life ahead. * The Washington Independent Review of Books *
About The Author
Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Roberto Mangabeira Unger is one of the leading philosophers and social thinkers in the world today. He is active in Brazilian public life and has served twice as Brazil’s Minister of Strategic Affairs, charged with developing initiatives that signal a direction for his country. A polymath, he has written widely in legal, political, economic, and moral theory as well as in natural philosophy.
Among his major writings are:
- Passion: An Essay on Personality, a modernist view of human nature.
- False Necessity, a radical alternative to Marxist social theory.
- The Knowledge Economy, a study of the unrealized potential of the new vanguard of production.
The World and Us is the capstone of his lifework.
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