| Simon Critchley, philosopher and author, talking about Martin Heidegger's reading of tragedy in "Introduction to Metaphysics," the overpowering violence of nature, and the human being as tragic hero who use violence against nature. In this lecture Simon Critchley discusses FWJ Schelling, terror, the uncanny, aporia, ruins and Werner Herzog in relationship to the city, the origin of the work of art, history, Alain Badiou, death, technology and justice focusing on techné, disaster, Maurice Blanchot, Gnosticism, nihilism. European Graduate School EGS |
