{"product_id":"in-the-dust-of-this-planet-horror-of-philosophy-paperback","title":"In the Dust of This Planet: Horror of Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEugene Thacker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Thacker's discourse on the intersection of horror and philosophy is utterly original and utterly captivating...\"\u003c\/b\u003eThomas Ligotti, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Conspiracy Against the Human Race\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world is increasingly unthinkable, a world of planetary disasters, emerging pandemics, and the looming threat of extinction. In this book Eugene Thacker suggests that we look to the genre of horror as offering a way of thinking about the unthinkable world. To confront this idea is to confront the limit of our ability to understand the world in which we live - a central motif of the horror genre. In the Dust of This Planet explores these relationships between philosophy and horror. In Thacker's hands, philosophy is not academic logic-chopping; instead, it is the thought of the limit of all thought, especially as it dovetails into occultism, demonology, and mysticism. Likewise, Thacker takes horror to mean something beyond the focus on gore and scare tactics, but as the under-appreciated genre of supernatural horror in fiction, film, comics, and music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugene Thacker is the author of several books, including the \u003ci\u003eHorror of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e Trilogy (\u003ci\u003eIn the Dust of this Planet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eStarry Speculative Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTentacles Longer Than Night\u003c\/i\u003e). He teaches at The New School in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 179\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770101727520,"sku":"9781846946769","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6e706b55d92a0849143ead2cbd995afa.webp?v=1780364397","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-dust-of-this-planet-horror-of-philosophy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}