On Bernard Stiegler: Philosopher of Friendship

(Paperback)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

"What I love, and those whom I love, you, that is to say us in so far as we are capable of forming a we, all this I love, and I love them, and I love you infinitely" (Bernard Steigler April 1952- August 2020). When Bernard Stiegler writes "I love you" in the quote above, he openly provokes us to question or experience the meaning or contact of these words. He also invites us to question the relationship between a thinker's life and their thought. For Stiegler, they were inextricable. His life was one that focused on friendship but not friendships at a purely social level but ones that produced philosophy, politics, and existential truths. Bringing together scholars who knew Stiegler, including Shaj Mohan, Achille Mbembe, Divya Dwivedi, Peter Szendy, and Emily Apter, this volume provides an original - and personal - insight into his life and philosophy. Each piece gives a sense of the wide range of Stieglers work and how it affected the praxis of the philosopher in different parts of the world.

Author Bio

Jean-Luc Nancy (July 1940 - August 2021) was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Strasbourg, France, and one of the worlds foremost philosophers.