Category Archives: People

Sloterdijk Now endorsements

Posted on September 28, 2011 by stuartelden

I mentioned the Sloterdijk Now endorsees before, but here are the actual endorsements: ‘A superb introduction to the most formidable (and fun) philosopher of our time. Indispensable.’ Sylvère Lotringer, Columbia University ‘Sloterdijk is finally coming to the fore as one of … Continue reading →

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Reading Kant’s Geography paperback

Posted on September 28, 2011 by stuartelden

Despite the paperback not being on Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com, the paperback is definitely available. The SUNY Press website is selling it, but will chase them to try to make this more widely available. Even though the initial hardback price was steep, … Continue reading →

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German Philosophy and Geography

Posted on September 27, 2011 by stuartelden

This the session I am organising at the New York AAG (24-28 Feb 2012). The impact of philosophers on geography, in recent years, has largely been from the French tradition—Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida, Badiou and others. There are exceptions, of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Carl Schmitt, Conferences, Eduardo Mendieta, Friedrich Nietzsche, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Gilles Deleuze, Giorgio Agamben, Gottfried Leibniz, Immanuel Kant, Jacques Derrida, Judith Butler, Karl Marx, Michel Foucault, Peter Sloterdijk, Slavoj Zizek | 3 Comments

2012 talks

Posted on September 27, 2011 by stuartelden

One of the things I’ve been working on since I got back is the schedule of talks for early 2012. I’d already agreed to give a couple of talks on ‘volume’ (part of The Space of the World project) in March … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Gottfried Leibniz, Pierre Macherey, Territory, The Space of the World, Travel | Leave a comment

Judith Butler on Palestine

Posted on September 26, 2011 by stuartelden

Interesting piece by Judith Butler on the Palestine bid for statehood and the demise of the Oslo accords in the London Review of Books. One small excerpt: If nothing else, a new set of dynamics will be inaugurated through the … Continue reading →

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Leibniz on the Death Penalty

Posted on September 26, 2011 by stuartelden

Just come across this when looking for something else. While the justification of torture is jarring, the rest is unfortunately all-too-relevant. The question is whether there are grounds for capital punishment if two witnesses are brought forward against a defendant, … Continue reading →

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Speculative Medievalisms book

Posted on September 25, 2011 by stuartelden

Details here of the book following the two conferences – should be good.

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Harman on Meillassoux on Mallarmé

Posted on September 25, 2011 by stuartelden

Graham Harman has written some thoughts on Meillassoux’s new book on Mallarmé here and here. Looking forward to getting a copy.

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Tim Morton, Realist Magic and writing books

Posted on September 25, 2011 by stuartelden

Tim Morton is writing a couple of books, under the titles Realist Magic and Hyperobjects. And he’s writing them terrifyingly fast, blogging about it as he goes. His stuff is worth reading, so it clearly works for him. Graham Harman is similarly … Continue reading →

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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Ethics and Objects

Posted on September 25, 2011 by stuartelden

I mentioned the conference of this name before, and linked to audio recordings (here, here and here); now the book is coming out with Oliphaunt Books, an impress of Punctum Books. Jeffrey Jerome Cohen is the editor and posts more details here. … Continue reading →

Posted in Jane Bennett, Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Medieval Studies, Publishing | 2 Comments