In 1971 sloterdijk wrote his masters thesis titled structuralism as poetic hermeneutics. John david ebert is an independent scholar and author of seven books. This volume, entitled bubbles, investigates those types of social spheres which sloterdijk terms microspheres, which have to do with personal, onetoone human. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The trilogy spheres of peter sloterdijk 75 thus we can turn our attention to his new focus according to which sloterdijk blends cleverly philosophy with literature and art. New book out by john david ebert cultural discourse. Peter sloterdijks rules for the human zoo by john david. Join facebook to connect with john david ebert and others you may know. From 1968 to 1974 he studied philosophy, history and german studies in munich and at the university of hamburg.
Texts and artifacts in the evolution of consciousness william irwin thompson 141 the plague of fantasies slavoj zizek 145 the university of disaster. Film for people peter sloterdijk interview youtube. Jul 01, 2015 movies as theoretical narratives cinema discourse looks at current and classic movies from a literary point of view. In this short book peter sloterdijk offers a genealogy of the concept of freedom from ancient greece to the present day. Borrowing concepts from such thinkers as marshall mcluhan, vilem flusser and jean baudrillard. The second, and longest, volume in peter sloterdijk s celebrated spheres trilogy, on the world history and philosophy of globalization. Heiner muhlmanns maximal stress cooperation theory. This volume, entitled bubbles, investigates those types of social spheres which sloterdijk terms microspheres, which have to do with personal, onetoone human relationships. This is the third of 9 live conversations with metapsychosis journals readers underground reading group for peter sloterdijk s spheres trilogy, volume 1.
Ira e tempo peter sloterdijk roulette winner 2019 free download. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. This genealogy is part of a broader theory of the large political body, according to which sloterdijk argues that political communities arise in response to a form of anxiety or stress. This is my attempt at answering this, largely in relation to works already in translation comments or additions welcome. Peter sloterdijk was born in the city of mannheim, in 1947. To have a better understanding of the sloterdijk trilogy, it is worth to. Brian dillon in the guardian constantine sandis in times higher education john david ebert at cultural discourse john ganz at the brooklyn rail barbara. What is humanity without the allencompassing presence of religion, whose persistence in the modern world is either ineffectually subcultural or violently retrograde, and, in any case, is clearly incapable of offering a satisfying. Peter sloterdijk s rules for the human zoo by john david ebert 12. John ebert is an independent scholar, not supported by a university or other institution. On the appearance of the interfacial intimate sphere, pps. Peter sloterdijk first became known in this country for his late 1980s critique of cynical reason, which confronted headlong the.
Buy art after metaphysics by john david ebert isbn. In this conversation, we discuss chapter 2 of the book, between faces. All history is the history of struggles for spheric expansion. The final volume in peter sloterdijk s celebrated spheres trilogy, on the phenomenology of community and its spatial peripheries. John david ebert interviewed on kubrick, gilgamesh and the dangers of technology. Peter sloterdijk and his anthropotechnics i quite enjoyed that. Alex garlands new film, annihilation, concerns a pentad of five female scientists who are sent, armed with automatic rifles, to investigate a mysterious anomaly known only as the shimmer, an iridescent zone of rampant, biologically mutagenic power that has emerged from a lighthouse on a shore of the american. Reflections on genealogical disorders as a source of modern culture.
Jul 19, 20 peter sloterdijk has been one of germanys bestknown philosophers for 30 years, ever since the publication of his critique of cynical reason in 1983a thousandpage treatise that became a. But in the critique of cynical reason i didnt get any sideways ideology out of this 20th century german thinker. The new yorker profiles peter sloterdijk eflux conversations. Peter sloterdijks philosophy gives reasons for living the.
The metaphors of shells, spheres, immunology, resistance to ideological shift, etc. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Bubbles by peter sloterdijk, translated by wieland hoban. Apr 22, 2012 ive just finished reading peter sloterdijks bubbles. Peter sloterdijk books list of books by author peter sloterdijk. Hello, my name is john david ebert and i am a cultural critic and the author of 26 books, including art after metaphysics, the new media invasion. This volume will engage both scholars and laypeople by revealing the breadth of theorizing about the humannonhuman animal relationship that is currently taking place. Peter sloterdijk studied philosophy, germanistics and history at the university of munich. Subscriptions to john david ebert s patreon would be most welcome. This aspect of you must change your life in particular, i should not forget to emphasize, is absolutely one of the best things about this volume in sloterdijk s opus.
Peter sloterdijk was born on june 26, 1947, the son of a german mother and a dutch father. Rejecting the centurys predominant philosophical focus on temporality, sloterdijk, a self. Apr 14, 2014 where should you start with reading peter sloterdijk. Peter sloterdijk s essay on friedrich nietzsche and the benefits and dangers of narcissistic jubilation. Rainer maria rilke formulated the drive towards such selftraining in the early twentieth century in the imperative you must change your life. John david ebert s recent book art after metaphysics begins with a very interesting synthesis of the typology of historical periods proposed by jean gebser and of the typology proposed by peter sloterdijk in the spheres trilogy. Art after metaphysics by john david ebert goodreads. This is the english translation of the first of his massive spheres trilogy.
Support john david ebert on patreon cultural discourse. Unfortunately this book is marred by ebert s need to use french deconstructionist jargon to such a degree as to obfuscate his insights. Heiner muhlmanns maximal stress cooperation theory of culture. His synthesis includes the ideas of gilles deleuze. John david ebert on the age of catastrophe current commentary. His book on the new, originally written by him in russian and then rewritten in german and published in germany in. For peter sloterdijk, friedrich nietzsche represents nothing short of a catastrophe in the history of languagea new evangelist for a linguistics of narcissistic jubilation. He is a professor of philosophy and media theory at the university of art and design karlsruhe. John david ebert on peter sloterdijk s globes part 2. Jan 01, 2004 peter sloterdijk is a german philosopher, cultural theorist, television host and columnist. John david ebert may well be a genius, for his books are filled with flashes of synthesizing cultural brilliance. An epic project in both size and purview, peter sloterdijk s threevolume, 2,500page spheres is the latetwentiethcentury bookend to heideggers being and time. The first volume in peter sloterdijks monumental spheres trilogy.
Nov 03, 2011 enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Sloterdijk manages to pack a lot of insight into his paragraphs, for the book is short and gets directly to the point. September 11, 2018 pdf what sloterdijk s foam city has to do frases peter sloterdijk with open source peter sloterdijk wiki. Foams completes peter sloterdijks celebrated spheres trilogy. Sloterdijk blends cleverly philosophy with literature and art. Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a universal law of nature. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
Hence world war ii was the great event that separated modernity from postmodenity, irrevocably dividing one world age from. In this new scenebyscene breakdown of videodrome, john david ebert illuminates david cronenbergs 1983 classic film utilizing ideas drawn from the fields of critical theory, comparative mythology and media studies. Peter sloterdijk must be the most erudite man currently dwelling on the planet. Contemporary art is a very different kind of art from. John david ebert s new book of poetry, gravity girl, features art by the great hypermodern artist mary church. A celebrity philosopher explains the populist insurgency peter sloterdijk has spent decades railing against the pieties of liberal democracy. In 197273, an essay on michel foucaults structural. Essays after heidegger, the german philosopher, polemicist, and sometime television host peter sloterdijk recalls walking around the campus of bard college, one of the academic institutions in the state of new york favored by students from the upper. So the one orb has implodednow the foams are alive. This is the third of nine readers underground conversations on peter sloterdijk s spheres trilogy, volume 1.
John david ebert host marco v morelli host michael scwartz. For sloterdijk, life is a matter of form and, in life, sphere formation and thought are two different labels for the same thing. What drew my interest was the integration of peter sloterdijks ideas into the big picture, and also the application to individual artists. Every new world age must be preceded by an event of such momentous significance that it causes a tectonic shift, or discontinuity, in the ontological architecture of a society.
Ive just finished reading peter sloterdijk s bubbles. In the new yorker, thomas meaney has an extensive profile of celebrity philosopher and towering german intellectual peter sloterdijk. Sep 11, 2018 september 11, 2018 pdf what sloterdijk s foam city has to do frases peter sloterdijk with open source peter sloterdijk wiki. To have a better understanding of the sloterdijk trilogy, it is worth to look for some biographical data and shed some light on his work before the trilogy. Before i read this book i was indoctrinated with the belief partly by education, mostly by general opinion that sloterdijk was a posthumanist, and a neofacist both of which i am not so found of. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links. Sloterdijk s concern in spheres is the same as every german philosopher since kant. Published on apr 28, 2017 this is the second of 9 live conversations with metapsychosis journals readers underground reading group for peter sloterdijk s.
In this conversation, we discuss the preliminary reflections and first chapter of the book, heart operation. Reviews of peter sloterdijks bubbles thinking culture. John david ebert on the age of catastrophe click for video. As meaney writes, sloterdijk has been dissecting the contradictions and shortcomings of liberal democracy for decades, predicting that it would lead to resurgence of rightwing populism. He cohosted the german television show im glashaus. Rejecting the centurys predominant philosophical focus on temporality, sloterdijk, a selfdescribed. The first volume in peter sloterdijk s monumental spheres trilogy. This is more than an academic manual, it is also a useful guide to our. John david ebert is a cultural critic and the author of 26 books. Essays after heidegger, the german philosopher, polemicist, and sometime television host peter sloterdijk recalls walking around the campus of bard college, one of the academic institutions in the state of new york favored by students from the uppermiddle classes, and. This is the second of nine readers underground conversations on peter sloterdijk s spheres trilogy, volume 1.
Sloterdijk peter bubbles spheres i microspherology. I have previously done this with henri lefebvre, and chathan vemuri asked me the same question for sloterdijk. See also my youtube video john david ebert on peter sloterdijk john david ebert, author of the new media invasion and dead celebrities, living icons. A celebrity philosopher explains the populist insurgency. Nietzsche offered a philosophical declaration of independence from humility, a meetingpoint of sobriety. In the case of bubbles, the first of three volumes in peter sloterdijk s spheres trilogy, this means the way you conceive of what sloterdijk calls strong relationships will. This is the first of nine readers underground conversations on peter sloterdijk s spheres trilogy, volume 1. If you like good critical theory books, then you should try this one. In the plunge and the turn, the first chapter of not saved.
John david eberts art after metaphysics agent swarm. In making his case for the expansion of the practice zone for individuals and for society as a whole, sloterdijk develops a fundamental and fundamentally new anthropology. This is the thought of original cynics like beingwith as making worlds. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Strangers to nature brings together many of the leading scholars who are working to redefine and expand the discourse on animal ethics. Like the best philosophy and critical theory, this book will transform your understandings of the topics at hand. John david ebert on peter sloterdijks globes part 2. Dec 17, 2008 appropriations of that mantle such as sartres critique of dialectical reason. The first volume of peter sloterdijk s theoretical opus spheres is now available in english translation from semiotexte and is due out shortly. On the appearance of the interfacial intimate sphere. John david ebert marco v morelli michael schwartz bernhard klein jonathan cobb ed mahood geoffrey edwards nate savery wendy ronitz. Where should you start with reading peter sloterdijk. We begin by getting to know our fellow readers and creating our own microsphere, then move into a discussion of the preliminary note and introduction, pps.