{"product_id":"9781350204027","title":"Lev Shestov Philosopher of the Sleepless Night","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLev Shestov\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePhilosopher of the Sleepless Night\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMatthew Beaumont\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 Choice Outstanding Academic Title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Jewish philosopher Lev Shestov (1866-1938) is perhaps   the great forgotten thinker of the twentieth century, but one whose revival   seems timely and urgent in the twenty-first century. An important influence   on Georges Bataille, Albert Camus, Gilles Deleuze and many others, Shestov   developed a fascinating anti-Enlightenment philosophy that critiqued the   limits of reason and triumphantly affirmed an ethics of hope in the face of   hopelessness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a wide-ranging reappraisal of his life   and thought, which explores his ideas in relation to the history of   literature and painting as well as philosophy, Matthew Beaumont restores   Shestov to prominence as a thinker for turbulent times. In reconstructing   Shestov's thought and asserting its continued relevance, the book's central   theme is wakefulness. It argues that for Shestov, escape from the limits of   rationalist Enlightenment thought comes from maintaining an insomniac   vigilance in the face of the spiritual night to which his century appeared   condemned. Shestov's engagement with the image of Christ remaining awake in   the Garden of Gethsemane then, is at the core of his inspiring understanding   of our ethical responsibilities after the horrors of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMatthew Beaumont\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at University College London, UK and the author of several books,   including two on the topic of late nineteenth-century utopianism. He has also   edited several essay collections and published numerous articles in scholarly   journals.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 March 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350204027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e216\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333171544204,"sku":"9781350204027","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_7c1af849-36c4-41f7-8de5-11f4ed7ceeaa.jpg?v=1783608758","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350204027","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}