In Stupidity Avital Ronell explores the fading empire of cognition, modulating Stupidity into idiocy, puerility, and the figure of the ridiculous philosopher instituted by Kant.
Drawing on a range of writers including Dostoevsky, Schlegel, Musil, and Wordsworth, Stupidity investigates ignorance, dumbfounded-ness, and the limits of reason..
In Stupidity Avital Ronell explores the fading empire of cognition, modulating Stupidity into idiocy, puerility, and the figure of the ridiculous philosopher instituted by Kant