"The Test Drive" deals with the war perpetrated by highly
determined reactionary forces on science and research. How does the
government at once promote and prohibit scientific testing and
undercut the importance of experimentation? To what extent is
testing at the forefront of theoretical and practical concerns
today? Addressed to those who are left stranded by speculative
thinking and unhinged by cognitive discourse, "The Test Drive"
points to a toxic residue of uninterrogated questions raised by
Nietzsche, Husserl and Derrida. Ranging from the scientific probe
to modalities of testing that include the limits of friendship or
love, this work explores the crucial operations of an uncontestable
legitimating machine. Avital Ronell offers a tour-de-force reading
of legal, pharmaceutical, artistic, scientific, Zen, and historical
grids that depend upon different types of testability, involving
among other issues what it means to put oneself to the test.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Illinois Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2007 |
| First published: |
December 2007 |
| Authors: |
Avital Ronell
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
384 |
| Edition: |
Pckt Bks Trade |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-252-07535-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
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| LSN: |
0-252-07535-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780252075353 |
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