What happened in the 20th century? /
In this new volume, philosopher Peter Sloterdijk argues that we will never understand the twentieth century if we focus on events or ideologies. Rather, he argues that the predominant motif of the twentieth century is what Badiou called a passion for the real, which manifests itself as the will to a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translation of: Was geschah im 20. Jahrhundert? |
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Cambridge, UK ; Medford, Massachusetts :
Polity Press,
[2018]
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| Edition: | [English edition]. |
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| Summary: | In this new volume, philosopher Peter Sloterdijk argues that we will never understand the twentieth century if we focus on events or ideologies. Rather, he argues that the predominant motif of the twentieth century is what Badiou called a passion for the real, which manifests itself as the will to actualize the truth directly in the here and now. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 225 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781509518371 1509518371 9781509518388 150951838X |