{"product_id":"atheism-alexandre-kojve-9780231180009","title":"Atheism","description":"One of the twentieth century's most brilliant and unconventional thinkers, Alexandre Koj ve was a Russian  migr  to France whose lectures on Hegel in the 1930s galvanized a generation of French intellectuals. Although Koj ve wrote a great deal, he published very little in his lifetime, and so the ongoing rediscovery of his work continues to present new challenges to philosophy and political theory. Written in 1931 but left unfinished, \u003ci\u003eAtheism \u003c\/i\u003eis an erudite and open-ended exploration of profound questions of estrangement, death, suicide, and the infinite that demonstrates the range and the provocative power of Koj ve's thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging across Heidegger, Buddhism, Christianity, German idealism, Russian literature, and mathematics, Koj ve advances a novel argument about freedom and authority. He investigates the possibility that there is not any vantage point or source of authority--including philosophy, science, or God--that is outside or beyond politics and the world as we experience it. The question becomes whether atheism--or theism--is even a meaningful position since both affirmation and denial of God's existence imply a knowledge that seems clearly outside our capacities. Masterfully translated by Jeff Love, this book offers a striking new perspective on Koj ve's work and its implications for theism, atheism, politics, and freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandre Koj钁e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231180004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231180009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019","brand":"Alexandre Koj钁e","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913495052543,"sku":"9780231180009","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9996971c-fc13-4599-b4ae-05724c6cb7b3.jpg?v=1680620686","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/atheism-alexandre-kojve-9780231180009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}