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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451320103321

Autore

Critchley Simon <1960-, >

Titolo

Very little-- almost nothing : death, philosophy, literature / / Simon Critchley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-29775-0

1-280-07798-0

0-203-46293-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Warwick Studies in European Philosophy

Disciplina

149/.8

Soggetti

Philosophy, Modern

Literature, Modern - History and criticism

Nihilism

Death

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-269) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface to Second Edition: As my father, I have already died; Preamble: Travels in Nihilon; Il y a; Unworking romanticism; Know happiness    on Beckett; The philosophical significance of a poem    on Wallace Stevens; Notes; Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Very Little ... Almost Nothing puts the question of the meaning of life back at the centre of intellectual debate. Its central concern is how we can find a meaning to human finitude without recourse to anything that transcends that finitude. A profound but secular meditation on the theme of death, Critchley traces the idea of nihilism through Blanchot, Levinas, Jena Romanticism and Cavell, culminating in a reading of Beckett, in many ways the hero of the book. In this second edition, Simon Critchley has added a revealing and extended new preface, and a new chapter on Wallace St



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162850103321

Autore

Dunn Bill (Local historian)

Titolo

Sea Girt lighthouse / / Bill Dunn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Charleston, South Carolina : , : Arcadia Publishing, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-4396-5598-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Images of America

Disciplina

387.1550974946

Soggetti

Lighthouses - New Jersey - History

Lighthouse keepers - New Jersey - Sea Girt

Sea Girt (N.J.) Buildings, structures, etc Pictorial works

Sea Girt (N.J.) History, Naval Pictorial works

Sea Girt (N.J.) Biography Pictorial works

Sea Girt (N.J.) History Pictorial works

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Commodore Stockton's Girt surrounded by sea -- Sea Girt Light illuminates the dark space -- Early years, unexpected challenges -- Modernization, repairs, and a radio fog beacon -- Times of transition -- Sea Girt Light at war, decommissioned in peace -- Reborn as the Lighthouse Library and Recreation Center -- Sea Girt lighthouse saved, tower relighted -- Alive with activity -- Taking the tour, surviving Sandy, carrying on.