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Mark Kingwell is as at home discussing Battlestar Galactica as he is civility, can find the Plato in popular culture, and sees in idleness a deeply revolutionary gesture. In Measure Yourself Against the Earth, he brings his heady mixture of critical intelligence and infectious enthusiasm to bear on film, aesthetics, politics, leisure, literature and much more, showing us how each can help us to imagine and achieve the society we want. The concept of "the gift" unites many of these essays: it is in this idea, Kingwell argues persuasively, in which we may be able to refashion the real world of democracy. "An activist, fugitive democracy. A living democracy that is no opaque demand but a real thing—a society. Democracy: the gift we keep on giving each other."
Smart, engaged, and wide ranging, Mark Kingwell's Measure Yourself Against the Earth confirms its author as among our leading cultural theorists and philosophers.
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After some years of graduate education in Britain and the United States, Mark Kingwell found he had inadvertently perfected a form of idling for which he could get paid. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and a contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine, and has written for publications ranging from Adbusters and the New York Times to the Journal of Philosophy and Auto Racing Digest. Among his twelve books of political and cultural theory are the national best-sellers Better Living (1998), The World We Want (2000), and Concrete Reveries. In order to secure financing for their continued indulgence he has also written about his various hobbies, including fishing, baseball, cocktails, and contemporary art.
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Praise for Mark Kingwell and Measure Yourself Against the Earth
"[Measure Yourself Against the Earth] is written in a fun, almost whimsical, tone that befits the topic, and lends well to readability" Library Journal
Mark Kingwell is a beautiful writer, a lucid thinker and a patient teacher ... His insights are intellectual anchors in a fast-changing world.” Naomi Klein, author of No Logo
"Illuminates on almost every page." The Los Angeles Times
"An original approach to where we are as a civilization." The Washington Post
"An engaging collection from an urbane, observant writer of admirably lucid prose." Kirkus Reviews
"Smoothly splicing together personal narrative, philosophical inquiry and historical analysis, frequent Harper's contributor [Mark] Kingwell ... wears his learning lightly." Publishers' Weekly
"The writing is elegant, often poetic. It appeals to the thoughtful reader who thrives on insights into the way humans interact." The Globe & Mail
"An enlivening continuation on Kingwell’s previous work as well as a good place to start for those new to him." The Globe & Mail
Listed among the top 75 books of 2015 by The Hill Times
Praise for Mark Kingwell and Measure Yourself Against the Earth
"[Measure Yourself Against the Earth] is written in a fun, almost whimsical, tone that befits the topic, and lends well to readability"―Library Journal
“Mark Kingwell is a beautiful writer, a lucid thinker and a patient teacher ... His insights are intellectual anchors in a fast-changing world.”―Naomi Klein, author of No Logo
"Illuminates on almost every page."―The Los Angeles Times
"An original approach to where we are as a civilization."―The Washington Post
"An engaging collection from an urbane, observant writer of admirably lucid prose."―Kirkus Reviews
"Smoothly splicing together personal narrative, philosophical inquiry and historical analysis, frequent Harper's contributor [Mark] Kingwell ... wears his learning lightly."―Publishers' Weekly
"The writing is elegant, often poetic. It appeals to the thoughtful reader who thrives on insights into the way humans interact."―The Globe & Mail
"An enlivening continuation on Kingwell’s previous work as well as a good place to start for those new to him."―The Globe & Mail
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Mark Kingwell is as at home discussing Battlestar Galactica as he is civility, can find the Plato in popular culture, and sees in idleness a deeply revolutionary gesture. In Measure Yourself Against the Earth, he brings his heady mixture of critical intelligence and infectious enthusiasm to bear on film, aesthetics, politics, leisure, literature and much more, showing us how each can help us to imagine and achieve the society we want. The concept of "the gift" unites many of these essays: it is in this idea, Kingwell argues persuasively, in which we may be able to refashion the real world of democracy. "An activist, fugitive democracy. A living democracy that is no opaque demand but a real thinga society. Democracy: the gift we keep on giving each other."Smart, engaged, and wide ranging, Mark Kingwell's Measure Yourself Against the Earth confirms its author as among our leading cultural theorists and philosophers. Zizek meets Klein in this riveting collection of philosophic essays on politics, Sex and the City, Plato, Hitchcock and more. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781771960465
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