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After Fukushima: The Equivalence of Catastrophes
Jean-Luc Nancy
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Description for After Fukushima: The Equivalence of Catastrophes
Paperback. In an era of catastrophes natural and man-made, a great French philosopher ponders human responsibility. Exclusive to this English edition are two interviews with the author. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
In this book, the philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy examines the nature of catastrophes in the era of globalization and technology. Can a catastrophe be an isolated occurrence? Is there such a thing as a “natural” catastrophe when all of our technologies—nuclear energy, power supply, water supply—are necessarily implicated, drawing together the biological, social, economic, and political? Nancy examines these questions and more. Exclusive to this English edition are two interviews with Nancy conducted by Danielle Cohen-Levinas and Yuji Nishiyama and Yotetsu Tonaki.
In this book, the philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy examines the nature of catastrophes in the era of globalization and technology. Can a catastrophe be an isolated occurrence? Is there such a thing as a “natural” catastrophe when all of our technologies—nuclear energy, power supply, water supply—are necessarily implicated, drawing together the biological, social, economic, and political? Nancy examines these questions and more. Exclusive to this English edition are two interviews with Nancy conducted by Danielle Cohen-Levinas and Yuji Nishiyama and Yotetsu Tonaki.
Product Details
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
94g
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823263394
SKU
V9780823263394
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99-1
About Jean-Luc Nancy
Jean-Luc Nancy (1940–2021) was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Universite Marc Bloch, Strasbourg and one of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century’s foremost thinkers of politics, art, and the body. His wide-ranging thought runs through many books, including Being Singular Plural, The Ground of the Image, Corpus, The Disavowed Community, and Sexistence.
Reviews for After Fukushima: The Equivalence of Catastrophes
"A powerful reflection on our times, our condition, and the fate of our civilization, as revealed by the catastrophe of Fukushima."
-Francois Raffoul Louisiana State University "Leave it to Jean-Luc Nancy to take an event like the Fukushima nuclear disaster and turn it into an occasion for rethinking the essence of capitalism, globalization, the fate of the Earth, and ... Read more
-Francois Raffoul Louisiana State University "Leave it to Jean-Luc Nancy to take an event like the Fukushima nuclear disaster and turn it into an occasion for rethinking the essence of capitalism, globalization, the fate of the Earth, and ... Read more