How to be a Successful Philosopher
A Guide to Contemporary Thought
$29.75
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
21 January 2027
Summary
What does it take to be an influential thinker today? Which topics should one address? What are the ingredients of a philosophical bestseller?
These questions point to broader concerns: what forms of thought dominate the present? Do intellectuals still exist? And what role do social media play in shaping the pursuit of truth? In today’s most successful philosophical works, radical gestures—reversals of common sense and conventional wisdom, provocations, and heresies—a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350618039 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1350618039 |
| Author: | Professor Stefano Micali, Stefano Micali |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 21 January 2027 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 130mm x 196mm |
Critics Review
What I find most fascinating in Stefano Micali’s new book is not the secrets he reveals about how to succeed in philosophy, but the hermeneutics he applies to successful philosophers. I’m certain that Giorgio Agamben, Slavoj Žižek, and Martha Nussbaum would be very surprised to learn how Micali exposes their dominant argumentative strategies. This is both conceptually agile and refreshingly ironic. I recommend it. * Santiago Zabala, ICREA Research Professor at Pompeu Fabra University, Spain, and author of Signs from the Future: A Philosophy of Warnings (2025) *
Have you always wanted to know why some philosophers succeed in becoming prestigious? Have you had doubts as to whether their fame is deserved, and will be lasting? This witty and intelligent book will deliver you answers to both questions. * Vittorio Hösle, Professor of German Studies, Philosophy, and Political Science, University of Notre Dame, USA *
Professor Stefano Micali
Stefano Micali is Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and the Chair of the Husserl-Archives: Centre for Phenomenology and Continental Philosophy at the KU Leuven, Belgium. He is the author of:
- Phenomenology of Anxiety (2022)
- Tra l’altro e se stessi (2020)
- Überschüsse der Erfahrung (2008)
- Esperienze temporali (2008)
He has co-edited several volumes focusing on the relation between psychopathology and philosophy, including:
- Bilderfahrung und Psychopathologie (2014)
- Das überforderte Subjekt (2018)
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