Butler, Judith

The Livable and the Unlivable

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ISBN 13:
9781531502744
author:
Butler, Judith
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Fordham University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2023
Pages:
96
Dimensions:
19.8 x 12.2 x 1 centimetres (0.1
Genre:
Nonfiction, Politics, Freedom & Security,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£17.26

Description

The Livable and the Unlivable by Judith Butler and Frédéric Worms is a thought-provoking dialogue that explores the concept of the unlivable, or the most extreme point of human suffering and injustice. This book examines how we define and address the unlivable, with a focus on the critical foundation for a contemporary practice of care. The authors draw on real-life examples, including refugees and survivors of past violations and genocide, to illustrate what is intolerable but undeniable about the unlivable. They also present a "critical vitalism" as a way of allowing hardship to reveal what is vital for us. The book showcases this 2018 dialogue in the context of Butler's and Worms's ongoing work. The Livable and the Unlivable concludes with a new afterword that addresses the crises unfolding in our world, highlighting the need for a philosophically rigorous account of life to confront these challenges.

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