Avital Ronell: "One Can Also Fall Upwards"

"Philosophy's severance from performance is a myth," says eminent philosopher Avital Ronell, reflecting on the relationship between thought and bodily motion. "It is a story that philosophers tell themselves to get away from the artifice, and the fictional, and performative angles of the origin of philosophy."

Watch the full video of Ronell's talk at The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, held on on June 2, 2014 (running time: 1 hour, 38 minutes).

Click here to watch an excerpt from the talk: https://vimeo.com/97993787