Description: A philosophical critique and exploration of the ubiquitous notion of 'crisis' in politics, culture and beyond
Brief description: Miguel de Beistegui is ICREA Research Professor of Philosophy at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, UK. His recent titles include Lacan: A Genealogy (Bloomsbury, 2022), Thought under Threat: On Spite, Stupidity, and Superstition (2021), and The Government of Desire: A Genealogy of the Liberal Subject (2018).
Review Quotes: "In a brilliant philosophical and political analysis, Miguel Beistegui unfolds the multiple layers of what is undoubtedly the most important concept of our times. Infinitely subtle, beautifully written, Beistegui's Crisis excavates four different regimes of crisis that permeate our world today, attentive to the very plasticity of the concept. He reveals how our times of crises have sparked a crisis of critique itself - one that we simply cannot escape. In the process, Crisis offers paths forward, forcing us out of our dogmatic slumber. This is a book for our times." --Bernard E. Harcourt, Corliss Lamont Professor of Law and Civil Liberties at Columbia University, USA