num_pages: 376
description: In Stupidity Avital Ronell explores the fading empire of cognition, modulating stupidity into idiocy, puerility, and the figure of the ridiculous philosopher instituted by Kant. Drawing on a range of writers including Dostoevsky, Schlegel, Musil, and Wordsworth, Stupidity investigates ignorance, dumbfounded-ness, and the limits of reason. 
language: English
title: Stupidity
titlecomplete: Stupidity
genres: Theory, Philosophy, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 87
publisher: University of Illinois Press