JEAN-LUC NANCY the sense of the world 0 AND WITHA FOREWORD ay JEFHEY S. MET. «= C @O 8The Sense of the World Jean-Luc Nancy ‘Translated and with a Foreword by Jeffrey S. Librett E University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London98031" N2¢g ‘The University of Minnesota Press gratefully acknowledge financial asistance provided by the French Ministry of Culture forthe translation ofthis book. Nar Aric eon coppiht g7 Bp Regen of he Unive of ‘Originally published as Le sen de monde. Copysight 1993 lcions Galle, Pris All sights reserved. No parc ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored in 2 ‘erieval system, or ansmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, ‘mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, wthost the prior written permission of the publisher Published by the Universgy of Minnesota Press sr Thied Avenue South, Suite 290 ‘Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 bap /arwweapressaumn.eda Printed in the United States of America on acid-fre paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Daa Nancy, Jean-Luc. {Sens du monde. English) ‘The sense of the world / Jean-Luc Nancy ; translated and with a Foreword by Jefiry S, Libre pom, Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8166-2610-3 (alk. paper) ISBN 0-8166-2611-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1 Vas Aste, 3, Poa cence Pho L. Title. sonrer BasONSS46 997 ori sratty “The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer GVO Contents ‘Translator’s Foreword. Between Nihilism and Myth: ‘Value, Aesthetics, and Politics in The Sense of the World vit The Sense of the World 1 The End of the World 4 Suspended Step 10 Sense and Truth 12 Philosophical Style 16 How the Desert Is Growing 22 ‘The Sense of Being 27 Infinite Finitude 29 Diffirance 34 Space: Confines 37 Space: Constellations 42 Peychoanalysis 46 Gift. Desire, “Agathon” 50 Sense, World, Matter 54