The Terror of Evidence - Marcus Steinweg - Bog

This is the first book by the prolific German philosopher Marcus Steinweg to be available in English translation. The Terror of Evidence offers meditations, maxims, aphorisms, notes, and comments¿191 texts ranging in length from three words to three pages¿the deceptive simplicity of which challenges the reader to think. "Thinking means getting lost again and again,¿ Steinweg observes. Reality is the ever-broken promise of consistency; "the terror of evidence¿ arises from the inconsistency before our eyes. Thinking is a means of coping with that inconsistency. Steinweg is known for his collaborations with Thomas Hirschhorn and the lectures and texts he has provided for many of Hirschhorn's projects.