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Cabinet 54: The Accident

Cabinet 54: The Accident

Najafi, Sina

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Art Criticism & TheoryLiterary CriticismGeneral Art

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ISBN10: 1932698620
ISBN13: 9781932698626
Publisher: Cabinet
Published: Dec 31 2014
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.40 Width: 7.80 Depth: 9.70
Language: English
Though most often thought of in prosaic terms--a spilled drink, a fender bender, a slip on an icy street--the accident is a concept with a long and complex philosophical pedigree. From Aristotle to Paul Virilio, the accident--from the Latin, meaning to fall out--is something that comes as a surprise, yet must also be planned for and strategically avoided. And, of course, not all accidents are bad--think of the accidental encounter with a stranger that turns into friendship or love. Cabinet issue 54, with a special section on The Accident, features Greg Siegel on the concept of the decent interval, the amount of time a structure is expected to function before its accidental collapse or failure; Jeffrey Schnapp on a philosophy of motorcycle racing and accidents; Dorion Sagan on magic tricks and the production of apparently accidental miracles, and Andrea Reti on the slow-moving horror of the Boston Molasses Disaster.

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