The Possibility of a World: Conversations with Pierre-Philippe Jandin

Inthisseriesofinterviews,Jean-LucNancyreviewshislife’swork.ButlikeSchlegel’shistorian―“aprophetfacingbackwards”―Nancytakesthisopportunitytorummagethroughthehistoryofart,philosophy,religion,andpoliticsinsearchofnewpossibilitiesthatremaintobethought.ThisjourneythroughNancy’sthoughtisinterspersedwithaccountsofplacesandeventsanddeeplypersonaldetails.Theresultisatonceunpretentiousandencyclopedic:Conceptsaredescribedwithremarkablenuanceandspecificity,butinalanguagethatcomesclosetothatofeverydaylife.AsNancysurveyshiswork,hethinksanewaboutdemocracy,community,jouissance,love,Christianity,andthearts.Intheend,thisisabookaboutthepossibilityofaworld―aworldthatmustbegreetedbecauseitis,asNancysays,alreadyhere.