The scene of fasciation in the novel, as such, spreads beyond its most compelling and tragic evocation, illustrating Wildeve’s orientation towards Eustacia and vice versa. The subsection titled ‘Fascination’ begins with the ‘system’ of Clym’s face and figure, moving through a series of encounters and settings in which the phenomenon takes hold or e…
In this enlightening new Very Short Introduction, Simon Critchley shows us that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices, with a compelling range of problems all too often ignored by the analytic tradition. He discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and D…