Stupidity - 9780252071270

Explores the fading empire of cognition, modulating stupidity into idiocy, puerility, and the figure of the ridiculous philosopher instituted by Kant. Drawing on a range of writers including Dostoevsky, Schlegel, Musil, and Wordsworth, this book investigates ignorance, dumbfoundedness, and the limits of reason.

• | By (Author): Avital Ronell
• | Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 17, 2002
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 376 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0252071271
• | ISBN-13: 9780252071270