{"title":"Bernard-Henri Levy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernard-Henri Lévy\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the complex landscape of contemporary politics and society with a keen philosophical eye. His works delve into the tensions shaping our world, from international conflicts to the challenges posed by modern crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining rigorous analysis with a distinctive voice, Lévy’s writing offers readers profound reflections on current affairs and the human condition. 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In this sharp essay, world-renowned philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy interrogates the many meanings and metaphors we have assigned to the pandemic—and what they tell us about ourselves. \n\nDrawing on the philosophical tradition from Plato and Aristotle to Lacan and Foucault, Lévy asks uncomfortable questions about reality and mythology: he rejects the idea that the virus is a warning from nature, the inevitable result of global capitalism; he questions the heroic status of doctors, asking us to think critically about the loci of authority and power; he challenges the panicked polarisation that dominates online discourse. \n\nLucid, incisive, and always original, Lévy takes a bird’s-eye view of the most consequential historical event of our time and proposes a way to defend human society from threats to our collective future.\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000823726316,"sku":"9780300257373","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24571473482294.jpg?v=1763307645"},{"product_id":"the-will-to-see-by-bernard-henri-levy-9780300268102","title":"The Will to See","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unflinching look at the most urgent humanitarian crises around the globe, from one of the world’s most daring philosopher-reporters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Call[s] on people not just to see the world, but to be moved and interested by what they find there, and to do something about it.”\u003c\/strong\u003e—Anne Applebaum, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Fierce and elegant, Lévy’s musings will be of profound interest to any reader of modern continental philosophy.”\u003c\/strong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the past fifty years, renowned public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy has reported extensively on human rights abuses around the world. This new book follows the intrepid Lévy into eight international hotspots—Nigeria; Syrian and Iraqi Kurdistan; Ukraine; Somalia; Bangladesh; Lesbos, Greece; Libya; and Afghanistan—that have escaped global attention or active response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a deeply personal introduction, Lévy recounts the intellectual journey that led him to advocacy, arguing that a truly humanist philosophy must necessarily lead to action in defence of the most vulnerable. In the second section, he reports on the eight investigative trips he undertook just before or during the coronavirus pandemic, from the massacred Christian villages in Nigeria to a dangerously fragile Afghanistan on the eve of the Taliban talks, from an anti-Semitic ambush in Libya to the overrun refugee camp on the island of Lesbos. Part manifesto, part missives from the field, this new book is a stirring rebuke to indifference and an exhortation to level our gaze at those most hidden from us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384061772012,"sku":"9780300268102","price":30.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24678763482294.jpg?v=1773400879"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/bernard-henri-levy.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}