| Stupidity Contributor(s): Ronell, Avital (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252071271 ISBN-13: 9780252071270 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $21.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: 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, dumbfoundedness, and the limits of reason. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 00010294 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 9.2" (1.05 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |