The Perils of the One

by Stathis Gourgouris

Book Overview

From the earliest times, societies have been seduced by the temptation of unitary thinking. Recognizing the vulnerability of existence, people and cultures privilege regimes that confer authority on a single entity, a sovereign ruler, a transcendental deity, or an Event, which they embrace with unquestioned devotion. Such obsessions precipitate contempt for the worldliness of real bodies in real time and refusal of responsibility and agency.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231192886
• ISBN13: 9780231192880
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.4"