Introduction to Antiphilosophy

Philosophy is traditionally understood as the search for universal truths, and philosophers are supposed to transmit those truths beyond the limits of their own culture. But, today, we have become sceptical about the ability of an individual philosopher to engage in ‘universal thinking’, so philosophy seems to capitulate in the face of cultural relativism. In Introduction to Antiphilosophy, Boris Groys argues that modern ‘antiphilosophy’ does not pursue the universality of thought as its goal but proposes in its place the universality of life, material forces, social practices, passions, and experiences — angst, vitality, ecstasy, the gift, revolution, laughter or ‘profane illumination’ — and he analyses this shift from thought to life and action in the work of thinkers from Kierkegaard to Derrida, from Nietzsche to Benjamin.

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Keywords

Philosophy

Type

Book

Place of publication

London

Publisher

Verso

Year

2012

Number of pages

248 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9781844677566

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Available on request

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No

Bibliography

No

UDC code and author sign

109 Gro

Volumes

1

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