Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 458 g
Reihe: Sternberg Press
Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 458 g
Reihe: Sternberg Press
ISBN: 978-1-933128-28-3
Verlag: STERNBERG PR
Birnbaum’s study explores Husserl’s theory of temporality and his conception of the Other. The reason for examining these two issues together is that they appear to be closely related and that they illuminate not only each other but also phenomenology’s understanding of what it is to be a subject. In opposition to the commonly held view that the idea of a “decentered” and open subject has developed subsequently to and partly as a critique of Husserl’s position, this study endeavors to show that his notion of subjectivity is based on a highly sophisticated notion of alterity. The book provides a theoretical framework to Birnbaum’s more aphoristic essay Chronology (2005, new edition 2007).
Daniel Birnbaum who has written extensively about contemporary art from a theoretical perspective has, since more than a decade, a close working relationship with Danish artist Olafur Eliasson who has produced a special project for this new edition. The book also contains a preface by Hans Ulrich Obrist, a “speculative note” on the limits of phenomenology by philosopher Sven-Olov Wallenstein and a new introduction by the author.