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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 Nietzsche

    Keith Ansell Pearson, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2005

    Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading these classic authors, the How to Read series provides a context and an explanation that will...
  • How to Read Marx

    Peter Osborne, 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 Sartre

    Robert Bernasconi, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2007

    “I can want only the freedom of others.”—Jean–Paul Sartre
  • How to Read Wittgenstein

    Ray Monk, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2005

    Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading these classic authors, the How to Read series provides a context and an explanation that will...
  • How to Read Freud

    Josh Cohen, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2005

    Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading these classic authors, the How to Read series provides a context and an explanation that will...
  • How to Read Hitler

    Neil Gregor, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2005

    Intent upon letting the reader discover the central concepts of important thinkers, the How to Read series provides a context and an explanation that will facilitate and enrich your understanding...
  • How to Read Foucault

    Johanna Oksala, 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 Sade

    John Phillips, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2005

    Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading these classic authors, the How to Read series provides a context and an explanation that will...
  • How to Read Shakespeare

    Nicholas Royle, Simon Critchley

    Paperback, 2005

    Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading these classic authors, the How to Read series provides a context and an explanation that will...
  • How to Read Derrida

    Penelope Deutscher, 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...