Sloterdijk Now

Stuart Elden is Professor of Political Geography at Durham University.

• Acknowledgements vii List of Contributors viii List of Abbreviations xi 1 Worlds, Engagements, Temperaments 1Stuart Elden 2 Sloterdijk’s Cynicism: Diogenes in the Marketplace 17Babette Babich 3 From Psychopolitics to Cosmopolitics: The Problem of Ressentiment 37Sjoerd van Tuinen 4 A Letter on Überhumanismus: Beyond Posthumanism and Transhumanism 58Eduardo Mendieta 5 The Coming-to-the-World of the Human Animal 77Marie-Eve Morin 6 A Public Intellectual 96Jean-Pierre Couture 7 The Language of Give and Take: Sloterdijk’s Stylistic Methods 114Wieland Hoban 8 Peter Sloterdijk and the Philosopher’s Stone 133Nigel Thrift 9 Literature in Sloterdijk’s Philosophy 147Efraín Kristal 10 The Time of the Crime of the Monstrous: On the Philosophical Justifi cation of the Artificial 165Peter Sloterdijk (translated by Wieland Hoban) Notes 182 Index 203

"A superb introduction to the most formidable (and fun) philosopher of our time. Indispensable."Sylvère Lotringer, Columbia University "Sloterdijk is finally coming to the fore as one of the most thought-provoking thinkers of the twenty-first century. These original and insightful essays not only present a persuasive case for the significance of Sloterdijk's unique position on a range of important issues, they also confront the curious resistance of Sloterdijk's thought. Why, given the profound range and depth of this magisterial theorist, have we not yet come to terms with the problems he poses? Elden's introduction and the authoritative contributions that follow would be of value for anyone new to Sloterdijk's work as well as already committed readers who seek to enrich their understanding."Claire Colebrook, Penn State University