Stupidity

Avital Ronell

University of Illinois Press, 2002

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Explores the fading empire of cognition, modulating stupidity into idiocy, puerility, and the figure of the ridiculous philosopher instituted by Kant. Drawing on a range of writers including Dostoevsky, Schlegel, Musil, and Wordsworth, this book investigates ignorance, dumbfoundedness, and the limits of reason.

ISBN-13
9780252071270
ISBN-10
0252071271
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Year
2002
Publication date
2002-12-17
Pages
376
Dimensions
141x210x22
Weight
528