He shows us the bottomless aphoristic potential of Twitter and simultaneously expresses doubts about it. He is in the process of learning how to shift from academic life to another world and of seeing his Twitter philosophy change its context and transfer to print. His book will be published soon. Or is already published. “Turning something into nothing”? Or vice versa. Who knows. Who cares. History will judge. And, for sure, we all die.
While you are still alive please enjoy Eric’s witticisms:
Eric Jarosinski
Philosopher, Specialist in German Studies (New York)
Eric Jarosinski is a former professor of modern german literature and culture. He recently left accademia to edit Neinuquarterly, a “Compendium of Utopian Negation” found on Twitter and in DIE ZEIT and NRC Handelsblad.
Photo: Richard Gutjahr
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