Abstract

Once in a great while, I read a piece of literature and know immediately that I am reading something special. I instinctively know that the author is renowned, and I know this without even knowing who wrote whatever it is that I am reading. The words are crisp and clear, and the ideas are so provocative that it is evident that something deeply meaningful has been created, something that people will be thinking about for a long time. Such is the case with Mireille Delmas-Marty’s last lecture at the Collège de France in 2011, recently translated to English, and accompanied by an insightful afterword and epilogue in A Compass of Possibilities, edited by Emanuela Fronza and Chiara Giorgetti. ...

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

2024

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