Experts
Simon Critchley
Philosopher
The philosopher recounts how Francis Bacon and Jean Jacques Rousseau met their end. Read More
The philosopher explains the instruction of autonomy. Read More
Philosopher Simon Critchley discusses the new Enlightenment. Read More
Simon Critchley on the philosophers of optimism. Read More
The philosopher takes a look at Nietzsche’s approach to life and death. Read More
Simon Critchley on the brilliance of Epicurus. Read More
The philosopher discusses the ape-like nature of humans. Read More
The philosopher emphasizes the need to be aware of “a never returning transient present.” Read More
The philosopher talks about how suicide has become a taboo and how death could be regarded differently. Read More
Simon Critchley's historiography of death. Read More
About Simon Critchley
Simon Critchly is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York. He is the author of many books,including On Heidegger's Being and Time and Infinitely Demanding: Ethics of Commitment, Politics of Resistance. The Book of Dead Philosophers was written on a hill overlooking Los Angeles, where he was a scholar at the Getty Research Institute. He lives in Brooklyn.