Meillassoux, Quentin

The Number and the Siren

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ISBN 13:: 9780983216926
author:: Meillassoux, Quentin
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Sequence Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2012
Pages:: 312
Dimensions:: 17.8 x 11.4 centimetres (0.27 kg
Genre:: Poetry, General, Nonfiction,
Condition:: New
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A concentrated study of Mallarmé's poem "Un Coup de Dés" offers a unique interrogation of chance, contingency, and eternity. Quentin Meillassoux patiently deciphers the enigmatic meaning behind this poem, uncovering a hidden code that reveals the "Number" at its heart. This new interpretation of Mallarmé's work provides brilliant insights into modernity, poetics, secularism, and religion, opening a new chapter in Meillassoux's philosophy of radical contingency. The book includes the entire text of "Un Coup de Dés" and three other poems, with new English translations. The result is a fascinating exploration that sheds light on the complexities of Mallarmé's poem and its enduring relevance to contemporary thought.

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