Jean-Luc Nancy (1940–2021) was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Université de Strasbourg and one of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century's foremost thinkers of politics, art, and the body. His wide-ranging thought runs through many books, including Being Singular Plural, The Ground of the Image, Corpus, The Disavowed Community, and Sexistence. His book The Intruder was adapted into an acclaimed film by Claire Denis.

"These beautifully translated short essays by Jean-Luc Nancy reflect on some of the large issues of our time: the war of civilizations, the nature of politics, war, history, life and art, as well as the nature of philosophy. They are like brilliant and sharp crystals of philosophical thought in action, reflecting on itself and its engagement with the world." -- -Paul Patton Philosophy, UNSW "Timely and untimely, this is a fascinating sequence of short chronicles engaging philosophical topics and topics thought philosophically. One moves through and from the war in Iraq to the Heidegger 'affair' to any number of issues from daily and not so daily life. This incisive collection displays Jean-Luc Nancy's characteristic brilliance in a most accessible fashion." -- -Ian Balfour York University

Jean-Luc Nancy (1940–2021) was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Université de Strasbourg and one of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century's foremost thinkers of politics, art, and the body. His wide-ranging thought runs through many books, including Being Singular Plural, The Ground of the Image, Corpus, The Disavowed Community, and Sexistence. His book The Intruder was adapted into an acclaimed film by Claire Denis.

"These beautifully translated short essays by Jean-Luc Nancy reflect on some of the large issues of our time: the war of civilizations, the nature of politics, war, history, life and art, as well as the nature of philosophy. They are like brilliant and sharp crystals of philosophical thought in action, reflecting on itself and its engagement with the world." -- -Paul Patton Philosophy, UNSW "Timely and untimely, this is a fascinating sequence of short chronicles engaging philosophical topics and topics thought philosophically. One moves through and from the war in Iraq to the Heidegger 'affair' to any number of issues from daily and not so daily life. This incisive collection displays Jean-Luc Nancy's characteristic brilliance in a most accessible fashion." -- -Ian Balfour York University

Jean-Luc Nancy (1940–2021) was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Université de Strasbourg and one of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century's foremost thinkers of politics, art, and the body. His wide-ranging thought runs through many books, including Being Singular Plural, The Ground of the Image, Corpus, The Disavowed Community, and Sexistence. His book The Intruder was adapted into an acclaimed film by Claire Denis.

"These beautifully translated short essays by Jean-Luc Nancy reflect on some of the large issues of our time: the war of civilizations, the nature of politics, war, history, life and art, as well as the nature of philosophy. They are like brilliant and sharp crystals of philosophical thought in action, reflecting on itself and its engagement with the world." -- -Paul Patton Philosophy, UNSW "Timely and untimely, this is a fascinating sequence of short chronicles engaging philosophical topics and topics thought philosophically. One moves through and from the war in Iraq to the Heidegger 'affair' to any number of issues from daily and not so daily life. This incisive collection displays Jean-Luc Nancy's characteristic brilliance in a most accessible fashion." -- -Ian Balfour York University