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of life operates by way of a split between "Life" and "the living," making possible a "metaphysical displacement" in which life is thought via another metaphysical term, such as time, form, or spirit: "Every ontology of life thinks of life in terms of something-other-than-life...that
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ran a show entitled "In the Dust of This Planet." The program traced the appropriation of
Thacker's book of the same name in contemporary art, fashion, music video, and popular culture. Both Thacker's book and the Radiolab podcast were covered by
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has said: "this an important book...these pages take cues from
Burroughs and Gibson, while at the same time presciently pointing to the web-based path writing would take over the next decade." In the 1990s, Thacker, along with
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defines pessimism as "the philosophical form of disenchantment." As
Thacker states: "Pessimism is the night-side of thought, a melodrama of the futility of the brain, a poetry written in the graveyard of philosophy."
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Spanish (Materia Oscura, 2015), Italian (Nero Editions 2018), Russian (Hyle Press, 2017), and German (Mathes & Seitz, 2019).
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something-other-than-life is most often a metaphysical concept, such as time and temporality, form and causality, or spirit and immanence" Thacker traces this theme in
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thinkers such as Hegel and
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dual demand that information materialize itself...biomedia depend upon an understanding of biological as informational but not immaterial." In his book
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vapid, desperate, self-aggrandizing circus of species-specific solipsismâââironically, the stupidity of our species might be its only legacy."
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Anti-Natalism: Rejectionist Philosophy from Buddhism to Benatar
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The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror
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is an American author. He is a professor of media studies at
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1976:"The Flaw in Everything: Warren Ellisâ Karnak the Shatterer"
1784:"Hermes on the Hudson: Notes on Media Theory after Snowden"
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2172:"How Algernon Blackwood Turned Nature Into Sublime Horror"
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Tentacles Longer Than Night - Horror of Philosophy, vol. 3
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Excommunication: Three Inquiries in Media and Mediation
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Excommunication: Three Inquiries in Media and Mediation
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Excommunication: Three Inquiries in Media and Mediation
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The Global Genome: Biotechnology, Politics, and Culture
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Excommunication: Three Inquiries in Media and Mediation
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The Global Genome: Biotechnology, Politics, and Culture
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in the school of literature, media, and communication.
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Weltschmerz: Pessimism in German Philosophy, 1860â1900
1959:"The Philosophy of Rick and Morty â Wisecrack Edition"
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Books section, where he has written about the work of
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See also âNekros; or, the Poetics of Biopoliticsâ in
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Dark Matters: Pessimism and the Problem of Suffering
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The Patron Saints of Pessimism - A Writer's Pantheon
1487:"Finding Alarm and Consolation About the Apocalypse"
2460:Depressive Realism: Interdisciplinary perspectives
2084:The New School for Social Research: Eugene Thacker
2027:TETRAGRAMMATON (ТĐТРĐĐĐ ĐĐĐĐТĐĐ) Official (rus sub)
689:Thacker's earlier works adopt approaches from the
1243:(Horror of Philosophy Vol. 3). Zero Books, 2015.
1229:(Horror of Philosophy Vol. 2). Zero Books, 2015.
1135:(Horror of Philosophy Vol. 1). Zero Books, 2011.
825:death poetry. He wrote a column for London-based
321:(part of his "Horror of Philosophy" trilogy) and
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1289:(20th Anniversary Edition). Schism Press, 2020.
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370:Nihilism, pessimism, and speculative realism
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2091:, Radiolab interview with Eugene Thacker,
1525:(University of Chicago Press, 2010), p. x.
2130:with Michael J. Brooks (October 28, 2018)
1536:After Life: De anima and Unhuman Politics
68:Learn how and when to remove this message
1797:Into the Influx Incision: Literary Works
1037:Hard Code: Narrating the Network Society
998:, a re-imagining of the original Marvel
879:Creative Biotechnology: A User's Manual.
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1213:And They Were Two in One and One in Two
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1989:"At the Gates: The Nightmare Of Being"
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2160:"Pessimism, Futility, and Extinction"
2146:with Daniel Beatty Garcia (July 2019)
2089:Radiolab - In the Dust of This Planet
1717:"Networks, Swarms, Multitudes" Part 1
1179:. University of Chicago Press, 2013.
1121:. University of Chicago Press, 2010.
942:The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
837:'s philosophy, the horror writing of
463:is both haunting and heartbreaking."
2425:Pessimism: A History and a Criticism
2335:The World as Will and Representation
1729:"Biophilosophy for the 21st Century"
1690:no. 53 (2003), "Biohorror/Biotech,"
333:Thacker was born and grew up in the
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2588:American philosophers of technology
2124:with Zachary Siegel (8 August 2018)
2103:Horror of Philosophy: Three Volumes
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685:Philosophy, science, and technology
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1368:The New School for Social Research
1287:An Ideal for Living: An Anti-Novel
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2433:The Philosophy of Disenchantement
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1101:The Exploit: A Theory of Networks
881:In 1998 Thacker produced a CD of
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1746:Critical Terms for Media Studies
1705:Critical Terms for Media Studies
1425:"Tweaking Genes in the Basement"
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2357:Philosophy of the Unconscious
2024:Klim Kozinskiy (2019-08-20).
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1305:On The Suffering Of The World
1261:. Univocal Publishing, 2015.
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2364:The Philosophy of Redemption
1991:. Pitchfork.com. 8 July 2021
1703:See the entry "Biomedia" in
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1948:", The Awl, August 2, 2017.
1241:Tentacles Longer Than Night
1191:Dark Nights of the Universe
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1634:In The Dust Of This Planet
1622:In The Dust Of This Planet
1597:In The Dust Of This Planet
1133:In the Dust of This Planet
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921:In the Dust of This Planet
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562:genre, in philosophies of
552:In the Dust of This Planet
538:philosophy, but a problem
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1275:. Repeater Books, 2018.
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343:University of Washington
329:Early life and education
256:The Horror of Philosophy
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2512:Philosophical pessimism
2209:Philosophical pessimism
2144:O32c Magazine interview
1671:Zombie Theory: A Reader
1201:. Publications, 2013.
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133:Contemporary philosophy
2608:The New School faculty
1509:Into the Void Magazine
1456:The Age of Catastrophe
1011:The Nightmare of Being
962:In September 2014 the
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376:philosophical nihilism
173:Philosophy of religion
163:Comparative literature
158:Continental philosophy
115:Comparative Literature
2532:Wild animal suffering
2507:Pessimism controversy
2456:(Frederick C. Beiser)
2391:The Human Predicament
2377:(Peter Wessel Zapffe)
2359:(Eduard von Hartmann)
2337:(Arthur Schopenhauer)
2128:The Quietus interview
1866:Whitney Biennial 2000
1173:Alexander R. Galloway
1105:Alexander R. Galloway
979:Thacker and his book
546:Horror and philosophy
485:John Scottus Eriugena
2154:Infinite Resignation
2036:– via YouTube.
1786:, e-flux #54 (2014).
1558:no. 12 (2011), p. 3.
1273:Infinite Resignation
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556:Horror of Philosophy
460:Infinite Resignation
456:Infinite Resignation
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351:Doctor of Philosophy
323:Infinite Resignation
216:Anti-foundationalism
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2468:(Mara van der Lugt)
2265:Peter Wessel Zapffe
2255:Eduard von Hartmann
2235:Arthur Schopenhauer
1836:Ars Electronica '99
1337:Songs for Sad Poets
1301:Arthur Schopenhauer
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1067:, co-authored with
907:Wall Street Journal
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771:An Ideal for Living
610:myth, manga artist
388:speculative realism
2492:Depressive realism
2368:Philipp Mainländer
2345:(Giacomo Leopardi)
2250:Philipp Mainländer
2225:Hegesias of Cyrene
2140:(November 8, 2018)
1841:2017-11-16 at the
1675:Beyond Biopolitics
1539:Radical Philosophy
1155:Nicola Masciandaro
990:Comic book author
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843:And Also The Trees
747:Alexander Galloway
727:swarm intelligence
675:demonic possession
584:Algernon Blackwood
513:Chinese philosophy
452:The New York Times
355:Rutgers University
143:Western philosophy
107:Rutgers University
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1688:Cultural Critique
1610:"Divine Darkness"
1321:, co-edited with
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1149:, co-edited with
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775:Kenneth Goldsmith
652:occult philosophy
648:John of the Cross
644:Angela of Foligno
489:negative theology
436:Clarice Lispector
432:Søren Kierkegaard
406:was published by
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