Stupidity

by Avital Ronell

Book Overview

In Stupidity Avital Ronell 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, Stupidity investigates ignorance, dumbfounded-ness, and the limits of reason.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252071271
• ISBN13: 9780252071270
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 9.2"