In Praise of Risk

by Anne Dufourmantelle

Book Overview

When Anne Dufourmantelle drowned in a heroic attempt to save two children caught in rough seas, obituaries around the world rarely failed to recall that she was the author of a book entitled In Praise of Risk, implying that her death confirmed the ancient adage that to philosophize is to learn how to die. Now available in English, this magnificent and already much-discussed book indeed offers a trenchant critique of the psychic work the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823285448
• ISBN13: 9780823285440
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"