Bruns, Gerald L.

On Ceasing to Be Human

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ISBN 13:: 9780804772099
author:: Bruns, Gerald L.
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Stanford University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2010
Pages:: 152
Dimensions:: 21.34 x 13.97 x 1.78 centimetres
Genre:: Nonfiction, Philosophy, General,
Condition:: New
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Stanley Cavell's question "Can a human being be free of human nature?" has been a subject of inquiry in various fields. On Ceasing to Be Human explores this idea through philosophical and literary texts, examining how the concept of "being human" is challenged by cybernetics, animal-rights theory, and analytic philosophy. The book focuses on the link between freedom and non-identity that Cavell's question implies, a concern central to thinkers such as Maurice Blanchot, Emmanuel Levinas, Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, and Jacques Derrida. Each of these philosophers is a proponent of the "singular," where the singular cannot be reduced to concepts or categories. This book delves into the ideas of these influential thinkers, shedding light on their perspectives on freedom, identity, and human nature.

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