Infinite Resignation
On Pessimism
$39.14
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2018
Summary
The author of the contemporary classic, In the Dust of This Planet, is back with another raw and unsettling look at the human condition.“Scholarly advice for dark times.” -The New Yorker”Provides a metric ton of misery and a lot of company.” -New York Times”Probably philosophy’s only beach read.” -ViceA ‘nihilist’s devotional,’ this collection of aphorisms, fragments, and observations on philosophy and pessimism offer a raw look at the human conditionDark times lie around us and ahead of us, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781912248193 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1912248190 |
| Author: | Eugene Thacker |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Repeater Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 370g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm |
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Critics Review
“Belongs on the shelf next to the likes of Nietzsche and Schopenhauer … Thacker’s voice is quiet, a desperate whisper into the void that is both haunting and heartbreaking.”
—Into the Void
“When life gives us lemons, Thacker refuses to make lemonade. Rather he adds lemon juice to the ink pot, and proceeds to write with an acerbic clarity—and touches of black humor—about the predicament of being human.”
—Dominic Pettman, author of Human Error: Species Being and Media Machines
About The Author
Eugene Thacker
Eugene Thacker is the author of several books, including In the Dust of This Planet. He is Professor at The New School in New York City.
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