"A book of philosophy very much captivated with music . . . an acoustemological elaboration of [Nancy's] theorization of difference." — Journal of the American Musicological SocietyIn this lyrical meditation on listening, Jean-Luc Nancy examines sound in relation to the human body. How is listening different from hearing? What does listening entail? How does what is heard differ from what is seen? Can philosophy even address listening, écouter, as opposed t...

"[From] our preeminent living philosopher of being-with. . . . A profound―and profoundly necessary―meditation on sex and being." —Tim Dean, author of Unlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the Subculture of BarebackingSex, more than just a part of our experience, troubles our conceptions of existence.Drawing on a fascinating array of sources, ancient and modern, philosophical and literary, Jean-Luc Nancy explores and upholds the form-giving thrust of t...

Dos filósofos conversan sobre la situación del arte en la actualidad: lo que quiere decir de hoy en adelante, lo que, lejos de ser una palabra anticuada, nos permite reflexionar de nuevo. El elaborado pensamiento de Jean-Luc Nancy sobre este tema es retomado y también continuado en el curso de una discusión en la que Lèbre se interroga con él sobre la mejor manera de aprehender el compromiso del cuerpo sensible en la actividad artística y la aproximación a las obras, la relación del arte c...

La frágil piel del mundo es un libro de filosofía que busca preguntas y respuestas a nuestro mundo actual fuera del pensamiento convencional. ¿Por qué no pensar desde una realidad que nos afecta profundamente: la fragilidad? Jean Luc Nancy piensa sobre cómo tenemos que llevar este presente que se puede romper en cualquier momento por la situación política, medioambiental, tecnológica.¿De dónde surge esa fragilidad que nos envuelve? De la autonomía tecnológi...

"A courtship between philosophy and literature that has never been presented with such wit, grace, and finesse" from one of France's leading thinkers (Jean-Michel Rabaté, from the Introduction).Expectation is a major volume of Jean-Luc Nancy's writings on literature, written across three decades but, for the most part, previously unavailable in English.More substantial than literary criticism, these essays collectively negotiate literature's relation...

From one of France's leading contemporary thinkers, "an astutely reasoned philosophical text, offering a revolutionary analysis of theistic religion" ( The Midwest Book Review).This book is a profound and eagerly anticipated investigation into what is left of a monotheistic religious spirit—notably, a minimalist faith that is neither confessional nor credulous. Articulating this faith as works and as an objectless hope, Nancy deconstructs Christianity in se...

The concept of community is tainted by the events of the twentieth century, frequently appropriated by totalitarian regimes for the purposes of exclusion and oppression. In this dialogue with Peter Engelmann, philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy attempts to reframe community as central to a reconceptualization of politics and democracy.Observing that all our interactions are in some way shared experiences, Nancy demonstrates that a common sense of life precedes our existence as individuals: ...

The renowned philosopher offers "a powerful reflection on our times . . . and the fate of our civilization, as revealed by the catastrophe of Fukushima" (François Raffoul, Louisiana State University).In 2011, a tsunami flooded Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, causing three nuclear meltdowns, the effects of which will spread through generations and have an impact on all living things. In After Fukushima, philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy exa...

The renowned philosopher provides "noteworthy contributions to themes connected with images, imagination, representation, aesthetics, and . . . religion." — Journal of American Academy of ReligionWhat is this power that lies in the depths and recesses of an image—which is always only an impenetrable surface? What secrets are concealed in the ground or in the figures of an image—which never does anything but show just exactly what it is and nothing else? How...

The renowned philosopher contemplates the medium of drawing in "a book full of dazzling insights, imaginative curves and provocative renewals" (Sarah Clift, University of King's College).In 2007, philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy curated an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon. This book, originally written for that exhibition, explores the interplay between drawing and form—viewing the act of drawing as a formative force. Recalling that the terms 'drawing' and '...

Perché l’odio dell’Occidente verso gli ebrei? Come ha fatto l’ebraismo a sopravvivere alla pulsione nazista? Sono solo alcuni interrogativi sollevati da queste riflessioni di Jean-Luc Nancy nella conversazione con la filosofa francese Danielle Cohen-Levinas. Nella fluidità di un dialogo intenso e carico di emozioni, Nancy indaga le origini dell’antisemitismo, il ruolo del cristianesimo nella sua costituzione, il fenomeno della sua banalizzazione, la distinzione tra antigiudaismo e antisemi...

Invitato a Tokyo a riflettere sul disastro nucleare di Fukushima, il filosofo francese Jean-Luc Nancy riflette sull’interconnessione profonda che lega ormai un cataclisma naturale come lo tsunami che ha sconvolto la costa giapponese nel 2011, e le catastrofi tecnologiche, economiche, ecologiche che pervadono il nostro immaginario quotidiano. Nell’età moderna, per Nancy, all’“ universo infinito” ha risposto “l’uomo che supera infinitamente l’uomo” di Pascal. Il richiamo del filosofo frances...