A Spy for an Unknown Country: Essays and Lectures by Merab Mamardashvili

Download or read book A Spy for an Unknown Country: Essays and Lectures by Merab Mamardashvili written by Merab Slaughter, Alisa Sushytska, Julia Mamardashvili and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soviet-era philosopher Merab Mamardashvili developed an original and subtle philosophical system distinct from both his orthodox and dissident colleagues. This volume provides English-speaking audiences with a range of his lectures and writings on ancient philosophy, civil society, the European project, and literature. After many decades hiding in plain sight, he emerges as a Soviet thinker who writes in the double-voiced manner of an ideologically surveilled academic and a potent literary and theoretical innovator independent of his context.