Category Archives: Peter Sloterdijk

Two more Sloterdijk chapters

Posted on January 20, 2011 by stuartelden

Two more Sloterdijk chapters back from revisions, and edited into final form for submission. The first is by Marie-Eve Morin, and is entitled ‘The Coming-to-the-World of the Human Animal”. The piece engages with Sloterdijk’s reading of Heidegger, especially in the … Continue reading →

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Two more Sloterdijk chapters

Posted on January 18, 2011 by stuartelden

Two more Sloterdijk chapters are now in final, pre-review, form. The first is by Babette Babich and discusses Sloterdijk’s cynicism; the second by Eduardo Mendieta on the humanism/posthumanism/transhumanism debates. Both discuss Sloterdijk’s relation to Nietzsche, and the Mendieta chapter discusses his engagement … Continue reading →

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A day of minor things

Posted on January 13, 2011 by stuartelden

Yesterday was the busiest day yet on this blog, though of course it was mainly to see a post that I didn’t write. I’m sure that I should have followed up today with some insightful thoughts or hard-hitting polemics, but … Continue reading →

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More Sloterdijk editing

Posted on January 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Another day with the Sloterdijk book. Comments on the last of the chapters in first draft, plus comments on two chapters that came back from the authors after first revisions. There is lots of fiddly editorial stuff – sorting out … Continue reading →

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More editing

Posted on January 10, 2011 by stuartelden

Another day spent editing chapters for the Sloterdijk book, with some work on the front matter and my introductory chapter. I’ve now given initial comments on all but one of the chapters I have. Also some minor copyediting queries for … Continue reading →

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More Sloterdijk books

Posted on January 9, 2011 by stuartelden

In getting the link for Sloterdijk’s Sphären, I discovered that he has two more new books coming out. I’d already mentioned Die nehmende Hand und die gebende Seite, which draws on the recent pieces he wrote that so upset Axel … Continue reading →

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Heidegger Among the Sculptors

Posted on January 9, 2011 by stuartelden

Just finished reading Andrew Mitchell, Heidegger Among the Sculptors: Body, Space, and the Art of Dwelling. It’s an interesting read, discussing four places where Heidegger engages with sculpture and/or sculptors. This includes the best known piece ‘Art and Space’, inspired … Continue reading →

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A day of editing

Posted on January 7, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ve spent most of the day being an editor. This is not just for Society and Space, although I did spend a chunk of time on that today, but also for other projects. The Reading Kant’s Geography book is going … Continue reading →

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2011 publications preview

Posted on December 17, 2010 by stuartelden

2011 should see both the Kant and Sloterdijk edited books out, in June and November respectively. In addition the Environment and Planning collection (five volumes) with Sage should be out late in the year. I have chapters in these books … Continue reading →

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Sloterdijk – Neither Sun nor Death delayed

Posted on December 8, 2010 by stuartelden

Neither Sun nor Death – the volume of interviews with Hans-Jürgen Heinrichs – still doesn’t appear to be out, despite being scheduled for November. The title comes from the claim that neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a … Continue reading →

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