A talk by Santiago López Petit. The figure of the anomaly
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I, you … Artaud – we are anomaly. Everybody who wants to escape from this mobilized society, and who in doing so finds themselves forced to internalize death. More exactly: to establish an unforeseen relationship between life and death that places the strength of pain in our hands.
Santiago López Petit estudied Chemistry and Philosophy. He was Professor of Contemporary Philosophy at the University of Barcelona. He has tried to elaborate a radical criticism of our present. His effort is directed to want to live with all consequences. He is one of the promoters of Espai en blanc and other initiatives like Dinero Gratis. He has published the following books: Entre el Ser y el Poder. Una apuesta por el querer vivir ( Madrid 1994); Horror Vacui. La Travesía de la Noche del Siglo (Madrid 1996), El infinito y la nada. El querer vivir como desafío (Barcelona 2003), Amar y pensar. El odio del querer vivir (Barcelona 2005). El Estado-guerra (Hondarribia 2003), La movilización global (Madrid, 2009), Hijos de la noche (Barcelona, 2014).