Tag: Philosophy of Movement
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“Thomas Nail’s Magnum Opus, Being and Motion,” By Achim Szepanski
Archim Szepanski from Non Copyriot has written a nice summary and review of my book, Being and Motion for German readers here. “Sein Magnum Opus „Being and Motion“ beginnt Thomas Nail mit dem lapidaren Satz “Wir leben im Zeitalter der Bewegung.“ Als Anhaltspunkte dienen für Nail, dass wir unter sozialen Gesichtspunkten heute riesige migrantische Bewegungen…
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What is the Philosophy of Movement? V: Art and Objects
This is a short excerpt on the philosophy of movement from a recent interview I did with Nico Buitendag for Undisciplined Podcast. Nico: I can imagine and I take my hat off to you. So I also want to move on to some of your other work but still within this broader theme. I believe…
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Theory of the Image is now available on audiobook
We live in an age of the mobile image. The world today is absolutely saturated with images of all kinds circulating around the world at an incredible rate. The movement of the image has never been more extraordinary than it is today. This recent kinetic revolution of the image has enormous consequences not only for…
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Why read Lucretius when you can read Epicurus and Homer? Here’s why.
Here is a short introduction to my Lucretius book project I wrote for Book Launch Magazine… Every great historical epoch returns to Lucretius like bees returning to their flower fields in search of nourishment. I first returned to Lucretius in 2014, when I taught Book II of De Rerum Natura for a class on…
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Get a free ebook of Lucretius I when you buy Lucretius II
Find out where it all started: we’re offering a free ebook of Lucretius I when you buy a copy of Lucretius II. Just add a copy of Lucretius II (paperback, hardback or ebook) and a Lucretius Iebook to your basket, and enter the code Lucretius2 when you check out. Visit the webpage for Lucretius I…
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What is the Philosophy of Movement? IV
This is a short excerpt on the philosophy of movement from a recent interview I did with Nico Buitendag for Undisciplined Podcast. Nico Buitendag: When we first begin to look at the world through motion, what are some of the first things that were previously obscured that suddenly—at least then for you when you started…
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The Philosophy of Movement at a Glance
As more books of mine come out people have been asking me how they all fit together. I have been meaning to create a single table showing my philosophy of movement and how all the books fit together, so here it is, or at least how I have been imagining it so far. So…
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The Politics of Movement: An Interview with Thomas Nail
Here is an interview I did on the politics of movement with Nico Buitendag for his podcast, Undisciplined. The last three interviews were with Andrew Culp, Sandro Mezzadra, and Simon Springer. Check them all out here.
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Lucretius II: An Ethics of Motion (EUP, 2020) is out now!
Lucretius II: An Ethics of Motion is now available for 30% off. Edinburgh University Press: UK discount coupon code: NEW30 Oxford University Press: US discount coupon code: ADISTA5 ‘With Lucretius II, Thomas Nail continues his project of re-reading Lucretius’ De rerum natura in a startlingly new fashion – as a foundational text in the philosophy…
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“Understanding the Philosophy of Movement” An Interview with Thomas Nail
Kinetic Revolution: Understanding the Transversal Reality of the “Philosophy of Movement” Dario Giovanni Ali interviews Thomas Nail, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver on his theory of “kinopolitics.” Translated into Italian and published in Visitors, K-Pocket Guide (Italy, Kabul Press, 2020), 52-61. Download here in English and Italian. Dario: In…
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