Reviews
The scope of his primary sources--philosophers from Aristotle to Adorno, authors from the gospel writers to Proust, artists from Caravaggio to Magritte--befits a thinker of dazzling erudition and innovative brio.... Ginzburg's work represents the finest in philosophical musings, as he coaxes the reader into new perceptions of the seemingly simple concept of distance, which he renders startlingly fresh. His breadth is intimidating, his depth daunting, and his conclusions staggering., "The scope of his primary sources -- philosophers from Aristotle to Adorno, authors from the gospel writers to Proust, artists from Caravaggio to Magritte -- befits a thinker of dazzling erudition and innovative brio.... Ginzburg's work represents the finest in philosophical musings, as he coaxes the reader into new perceptions of the seemingly simple concept of distance, which he renders startlingly fresh. His breadth is intimidating, his depth daunting, and his conclusions staggering." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), The essays show familiar qualities of Ginzburg's writing, his preference for unconventional perspectives, the vigour and sharpness of his reasoning and his mercurial yet highly disciplined intellectual zest., The scope of his primary sources-philosophers from Aristotle to Adorno, authors from the gospel writers to Proust, artists from Caravaggio to Magritte-befits a thinker of dazzling erudition and innovative brio.... Ginzburg's work represents the finest in philosophical musings, as he coaxes the reader into new perceptions of the seemingly simple concept of distance, which he renders startlingly fresh. His breadth is intimidating, his depth daunting, and his conclusions staggering., "Although the text ranges over diverse sources, the essays are succinct and thought-provoking." -- Choice, "The essays show familiar qualities of Ginzburg's writing, his preference for unconventional perspectives, the vigour and sharpness of his reasoning and his mercurial yet highly disciplined intellectual zest." -- Luigi Meneghello, Times Literary Supplement, Given Ginzburg's astonishing intellectual range - he dances with intimidating ease across half a dozen languages and two and a half millennia of writings, quoting his authorities with the easy familiarity of deep study - the essays dazzle as much as they inform. The book is an intellectual banquet., The scope of his primary sources -- philosophers from Aristotle to Adorno, authors from the gospel writers to Proust, artists from Caravaggio to Magritte -- befits a thinker of dazzling erudition and innovative brio.... Ginzburg's work represents the finest in philosophical musings, as he coaxes the reader into new perceptions of the seemingly simple concept of distance, which he renders startlingly fresh. His breadth is intimidating, his depth daunting, and his conclusions staggering., "Given Ginzburg's astonishing intellectual range - he dances with intimidating ease across half a dozen languages and two and a half millennia of writings, quoting his authorities with the easy familiarity of deep study - the essays dazzle as much as they inform. The book is an intellectual banquet." -- Ethics, Place and Environment
