The World Is Gone: Philosophy in Light of the Pandemic
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The World Is Gone: Philosophy in Light of the Pandemic
By (Author) Gregg Lambert
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
31st May 2022
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Social and political philosophy
148.72
Physical Properties
Paperback
114
Width 127mm, Height 178mm, Spine 25mm
Description
Exploring the existential implications of the Covid-19 crisis through meditations
Part personal memoir, part philosophical reflection and written in the midst of the pandemic in 2021, The World Is Gone employs the Robinson Crusoe fable to launch an existential investigation of the effects of extreme isolation, profound boredom, nightly insomnia, and the fear of madness associated with the loss of a world populated by others.
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Author Bio
Gregg Lambert is Deans Professor of Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University. His most recent University of Minnesota publications include The Elements of Foucault (2020) and Philosophy after Friendship: Deleuzes Conceptual Personae (2017).
