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Simon Critchley

Simon Critchley is a best-selling author and the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research. His many books include The Book of Dead Philosophers, Bowie, and Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us.

Simon Critchley

Simon Critchley is a best-selling author and the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research. His many books include The Book of Dead Philosophers, Bowie, and Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us.

Books by Simon Critchley

  • How to Read Heidegger

    Mark Wrathall, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2006

    Intent on letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading classic authors, the How to Read series will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital to...
  • How to Read Darwin

    Mark Ridley, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2006

    Intent on letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading classic authors, the How to Read series will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital to...
  • How to Read Beauvoir

    Stella Sandford, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2007

    “One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.”—Simone de Beauvoir
  • How to Read Jung

    David Tacey, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2007

    “The world today hangs by a thin thread, and that thread is the psyche of man.”—Carl Gustav Jung
  • How to Read the Bible

    Richard Holloway, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2007

    “Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?”—The Book of Job
  • How to Read Lacan

    Slavoj Žižek, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2007

    “The only thing of which one can be guilty of is having given ground relative to one’s desire.”—Jacques Lacan
  • How to Read Kierkegaard

    John D. Caputo, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2008

    Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading classic authors, the How to Read series will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital...
  • How to Read the Egyptian Book of the Dead

    Barry Kemp, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2008

    Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading classic authors, the How to Read series will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital...
  • How to Read the Qur'an

    Mona Siddiqui, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2008

    How to Read is a personal master class that brings you face-to-face with the work of some of the most influential and challenging texts in history.
  • The Stone Reader: Modern Philosophy in 133 Arguments

    Peter Catapano, Simon Critchley

    Hardback, 2016

    A timeless volume to be read and treasured, The Stone Reader provides an unparalleled overview of contemporary philosophy.