The Principle of Unrest

by Brian Massumi

Book Overview

There is no such thing as rest. The world is always on the move. It is made of movement. We find ourselves always in the midst of it, in transformations under way. The basic category for understanding is activity - and only derivatively subject, object, rule, order. What is called for is an 'activist' philosophy based on these premises. The Principle of Unrest explores the contemporary implications of an activist philosophy, pivoting on the issue...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 101328769X
• ISBN13: 9781013287695
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"