The Tears of Things: Melancholy and Physical Objects by Peter Schwenger

The Tears of Things: Melancholy and Physical Objects

Peter Schwenger

224 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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We surround ourselves with material things that are invested with memories but can only stand for what we have lost. Physical objects—such as one’s own body—situate and define us; yet at the same time they are fundamentally indifferent to us. The ...

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