Political Crumbs keyword-continental-philosophy Enriched by testimonies from Bataille’s

Enriched by testimonies from Bataille’s closest acquaintances and revealing the context in which he worked

and as the mastermind of an armed insurrection against the state

Sebastiano Timpanaro is an Italian classical philologist by training

all share a critical perspective at odds with wartime pieties

Political Crumbs keyword-continental-philosophy Enriched by testimonies from Bataille’sSince the appearance of Hans Magnus Enzensberger's first essays in the 1950s, his work has provided an incisive and eloquent commentary on the progress not only of Germany, but of western societies as a whole. Political Crumbs shows Enzensberger at his best, popularizing intellectual debate with a sharp wit and a willingness to make links between apparently disparate subjects and approaches. From reflections on the delusions of intellectuals, the