The Possibility of a World Conversations with Pierre-Philippe Jandin

In this series of interviews, Jean-Luc Nancy reviews his life's work. But like Schlegel's historian--"a prophet facing backwards"--Nancy takes this opportunity to rummage through the history of art, philosophy, religion, and politics in search of new possibilities that remain to be thought.

This journey through Nancy's thought is interspersed with accounts of places and events and deeply personal details. The result is at once unpretentious and encyclopedic: Concepts are described with remarkable nuance and specificity, but in a language that comes close to that of everyday life.

As Nancy surveys his work, he thinks anew about democracy, community, jouissance, love, Christianity, and the arts. In the end, this is a book about the possibility of a world--a world that must be greeted because it is, as Nancy says, already here.

Jean-Luc Nancy is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg. His wide-ranging thought is developed in many books, including The Banality of Heidegger; The Disavowed Community; Ego Sum: Corpus, Anima, Fabula; and, with Adèle Van Reeth, Coming (all Fordham).

Pierre-Philippe Jandin teaches at the International College of Philosophy.

Travis Holloway (with Flor Méchain) previously translated What's These Worlds Coming To? by Jean-Luc Nancy and Aurélien Barrau. He is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vassar College.

Flor Méchain (with Travis Holloway)previously translated What's These Worlds Coming To? by Jean-Luc Nancy and Aurélien Barrau. Méchain is a professional translator.