God, Justice, Love, Beauty: Four Little Dialogues by Jean-Luc Nancy
The four speeches included here are transcriptions of lectures given to a group of young people aged ten to fourteen as part of the “small dialogues” series at the Montreuil centre for dramatic arts. This series, which is based on Walter Benjamin’s “Aufklärung für Kinder” radio speeches, tries to make its young audience aware of current philosophical issues.
Each presentation in God, Justice, Love, and Beauty examines the issues involved in these subjects as pivotal points in the history of humanity. In fact, the book makes the case that they are essential to understanding human experience. Following each, Nancy’s audience has the opportunity to have a philosophical conversation with him; the words of these heartfelt and insightful dialogues are included in the book.
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Although these lectures were intended for a young audience, the intellectual level they reach while yet being easily understood is astonishing. No effort is made to clarify Nancy’s positions or to deal with the complications that surface during the discussions or the question-and-answer sessions that follow. The initial work here is entirely consistent with Nancy’s philosophy’s overall strategy. God, Justice, Love, Beauty will also serve as a great introduction to Nancy’s larger corpus for those who are unfamiliar with his work.
Despite how different the individual presentations are, they all revolve around the idea of the immeasurable or incalculable. In general, it may be said that Nancy’s numerous approaches to this topic serve as examples of his deconstructive method of thinking about human existence. Additionally, those approaches demonstrate his belief that the purpose of thinking is to create novel means of explaining the incomprehensible.
Thus, God, Justice, Love, and Beauty serve as a poignant reminder of how vital philosophy is to every one of us. The book serves as an example of intellectual openness and generosity. Nancy’s eclectic references demonstrate his dedication to considering “culture” in the broadest sense as he moves fluidly from Schwarzenegger to Plato, from Kant, Roland Barthes, and Caravaggio to Caillou, Harry Potter, and the pages of Gala magazine.
