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Book SynopsisHow do we conceptualize death when its very nature implies absence and nothingness? It is difficult to put into words precisely because we want our words to help us delineate the world around us, whereas the absence associated with death is the opposite of such delineation. For this reason, death might be said to represent a form of infinite otherness, something radically different from our usual, finite, anthropomorphic way of thinking about the world. With this in mind, Apple Igrek observes an unusual paradox. Some philosophers argue that we should be more open to that which is infinitely other (as with change or death) in the context of ethics, culture, and politics, while others critique this position since we cannot logically say what is more or less open to the immeasurable. It would therefore seem impossible to defend the relevance of what is infinite to ethics while nevertheless acknowledging the validity of the above-stated critique. If we want, in other words, to say that inf
Trade ReviewAlthough it is rigorously grounded in the Continental tradition, this is a strikingly original philosophical work. It both deepens our reception of that tradition and draws out its ethical ramifications in challenging new directions. -- Jason Wirth, Professor of Philosophy, Seattle University
Thinking through the intimate entanglement of life and death, the ways change is itself a constant attribute of this thanato-vitalism, and the constitutive trouble of external social values, Apple Igrek develops a novel and much-needed methodology for approaching agonistic social relations. Given the world we’re in, and the world before us, the book could not be more timely. -- Keith P. Feldman, University of California, Berkeley
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Thanato-Vitalism Chapter 2: Infinite Embodiment and Entropic Affirmation Chapter 3: The Catastrophic Trajectory Chapter 4: Expansive Singularities Interlude: Cybernetic Clouds Chapter 5: Entropic Refraction Chapter 6: Dolls and Death Chapter 7: Agonistic Pathos Chapter 8: Questions and Objections
