13
`` The fundamental event of modernity is the conquest of the world as picture.'' Martin Heidegger The Age of the World Picture (2002 [1938]) I. The Atlas If one were to express, with a single word, the chief motif of European thought in its metaphysical age, it could only be `globalization'. The affair of Western reason with the totality of the world is created and unfolds in the symbol of the geomet- rically perfected round form, which we still signify with the Greek `sphere', or more frequently with the Latin `globe'. It was the early European metaphysicians, mathema- ticians, and cosmologists who forced their new, fatalistic definition on the mortals: they would be creatures who inhabited and administered a sphere. Globalization begins as a geometricization of the immeasurable. Through this process that comprises the centerpiece of Greek theor|¨ a, the question of the position of humans in nature takes on a radical technical significance. Humans öand they alone insofar as they conceive of the form of the sphere öplace themselves in an intelligible, formal, and constructive relation to the totality of the world. To have a place in nature now means, according to the meeting of being and the circle, to occupy a position in a great sphere, whether centrally or peripherally. Alongside the representation of the sphere begins the production of the sphere; on the strength of this development begins the graphic and technical play, with the totality and its picture pursued by geometrically enlightened Europeans from the high classical period onwards. ``For no beast'', as Nicholas of Cusa would say in his hyperlucid treatise on the metaphysics of roundness, De Ludo Globi, ``makes a bowling-ball'' (2000), (1) and certainly no animal can play with or aim a ball. Geometry in the colossal: the project of metaphysical globalization Peter Sloterdijk From Spha«ren II öGloben (Suhrkamp, 1999) pp 47 ^ 72 Translated by Samuel A Butler, Department of Philosophy, State University of NewYork at Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 2009, volume 27, pages 29 ^ 40 Abstract. ``Geometry in the colossal'' (Geometrie in Ungeheurem) appears as pages 47 ^ 72 of the second volume of Peter Sloterdijk's Spha« ren öthe volume is entitled Globen, `Globes'. The excerpt is a beginning of the history of the idea of the sphere or the globe. As claimed by Heidegger in the epigraph, the conquest of the world as picture is the fundamental event of modernity. The historical question that arises, then, is that of the rise of the globe as the fundamental picture of the world. Sloterdijk begins with remarks on what he calls a ``treatise on the metaphysics of roundness'', Nicholas of Cusa's De Ludo Globi, set in a discussion concerning the movement of the notion of the globe from the Greek to the Roman world. The second half of the excerpt is devoted to a more focused analysis of the composition, history, and significance of the Farnese Atlas. In this work we see the world portrayed as a ``poetic ^ scientific bastard heaven, a product of geometry as much as of mythology'', borne upon the shoulders of a titan ^ philosopher ^ athlete, images at once ancient and modern. The conquest of the world as picture thus transforms Atlas's punishment into a symbol of the greatest earthly power. doi:10.1068/dst2 (1) ``Nulla enim bestia globum et eius motus ad terminum producit'' (I:3.9).

Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

!!!"# $%&'()#&*(+ #,#&* -$ )-'#.&/*0 /1 *"# 2-&3%#1* -$ *"# 4-.+' (1 5/2*%.#677

8(.*/& 9#/'#::#. !"# $%# &' ("# )&*+, -./(0*# ;<==< >?@ABCD

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

!".-%:" *"/1 5.-2#11 *"(* 2-)5./1#1 *"# 2#&*#.5/#2# -$ N.##O ("#&*12 3G *"# 3%#1*/-&-$ *"# 5-1/*/-& -$ "%)(&1 /& &(*%.# *(O#1 -& ( .('/2(+ *#2"&/2(+ 1/:&/$/2(&2#69%)(&1R(&' *"#0 (+-&# /&1-$(. (1 *"#0 2-&2#/,# -$ *"# $-.) -$ *"# 15"#.#R5+(2#*"#)1#+,#1 /& (& /&*#++/:/I+#G $-.)(+G (&' 2-&1*.%2*/,# .#+(*/-& *- *"# *-*(+/*0 -$ *"#4-.+'6

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

!"#$"%&' () %*" +#,#--.,/ %*" 0&#1"+% #2 $"%.0*'-(+.,3,#4.,(5.%(#)

6"%"& 7,#%"&8(19U.-) 89"3: *#; <<=6+&7#; ;X%".O()5G ?@@@D 55 YZ [ Z<!.(&1+(*#' I0 X()%#+ S \%*+#.G ]#5(.*)#&* -$ ^"/+-1-5"0G X*(*# _&/,#.1/*0 -$ V#4 -.O (* X*-&0\.--OG V` ??Z@YG _XS

>;?.*&;@#;( 3;, -+3;;.;% 4A 8&/.#(B 3;, 893/# <==@G ,-+%)# <ZG 5(:#1 <@ [ Y=

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

!"#$%&'%&()*!+,-

;?D JJV%++( #&/) I#1*/( :+-I%) #* #/%1 )-*%1 (' *#.)/&%) 5.-'%2/*77 ;EQA6@D6

Page 2: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

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

!!L# .#2-:&/K# 666 *.%+0 4# .#2-:&/K#a !"(* )%1* I# O&-4& (&' $#+* (:(/&6 S&' *"# 15/./**"(* I#(.1 (&' '#,#+-51 *"/1 .#2-:&/*/-& )%1* I# '#$#&'#' (:(/&1* 15/./*+#11&#11 (&''#(*"77 ;\#&1#G ?@@@G 5(:# ?<<D6

!"/1 2.0 -$ *"# 0-%&: 8(F \#&1#R/& ( 4./*/&: $.-) *"# 0#(. ?@AbG 4"/2" I#(.1 *"#/'#-M5-+/*/2(+ */*+# !"# D.C# &' 89.*.(A $ 4#'#;C# &' D#/&%;.(.&;R2(& I# .#(' *-'(0 (1 /$"# "(' 4(&*#' *- 5-1/* (& (F/-) $-. (& /&*#++#2*%(+ #*"/2 -$ :+-I(+/K(*/-&6 N+-I(+M/K(*/-& 2(& I# %&'#.1*--' -&+0 I0 *"-1# 4"- -5#& *"#/. 5#.15#2*/,# *- *"# -&*-+-:/2(+G

*#2"&/2(+G (&' 5-+/*/2(+ 1#./-%1&#11 -$ *"# $/:%.# -$ *"-%:"* -$ *"# :+-I#6 !- *"/&O)#(&1 *- 5+(0 ( .-+# /& *"# "/1*-.0 -$ *"/1 1#./-%1&#116 !"/1 1#./-%1 "/1*-.0 /1 *"# "/1*-.0-$ I#/&:6 S22-.'/&:+0G I#/&: /1 &-* 1/)5+0 1-)# */)# -. (&-*"#.R2#.*(/&+0 &-* *"##F/1*#&*/(+ */)# %&*/+ '#(*"RI%* *"# */)# /* *(O#1 *- :.(15 4"(* 15(2# /1Q *"# )-1* .#(+:+-I#6

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

89"3: *#; << 5(:# Y@6 !#1* '#*-&(*/-& -$ ( "0'.-:#& I-)I /& V#,('(G I#:/&&/&: -$ *"# ?@b=1G *(O#&$.-) ( '/1*(&2# -$ A< O)6

A= ^ X+-*#.'/cO

Page 3: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

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c-0 $.-) *"#.# /*1 5(&-.()/2 ,/1*(1d e. /1 /* .(*"#. -%.'/1*(&2# $.-) *"# )/''+# *"(* (++-41 %1 *- 2+(./$0 4"#.# (&' 4"- 4# (.#d S.# 4#2-&*(/&#' 4/*"/& *"# 2/.2+# -. (.# 4# #F2+%'#' $.-) /*d S.# 4# .#+(*#' *- *"# )/''+# -.(.# 4# #1*.(&:#' $.-) /*d S1 1--& (1 *"# (I1-+%*# 15"#.# "(' .(/1#' *"# *-*(+/*0 -$ (++I#/&:1 /&*- /*1 .#5.#1#&*(*/-&G 5"/+-1-5"#.1 4#.# 5#.)/**#' *- +(0 *"# 2"(.:# -& -.'/M&(.0 )-.*(+1 *"(* *"-1# 4"- '/' &-* 1## *"# *"/&:1 -%*1/'# -$ *"# 15"#.# 4#.# I+/&'6S&'G 1/&2# *"#0 4#.# %&(I+# *- 2-%&* *- -&#G *"#0 4#.# 5-4#.+#11 *- *.%+0 *"/&O6

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c%)5 *- *"# 4"-+#-$ *"# 1-%+6 L/*" /*G *"# *.(&1$#. I#2-)#1 -&*-+-:/2(++0 1#./-%16 !"# *-*(+/*0 -$ I#/&:1 /1&-4 /&*#.5.#*#' %&'#. *"# 1/:& -$ 15(*/(+/*0G 1#&1#G (&' 1-%+Q !"# 5.-c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d

N#-)#*.0 /& *"# 2-+-11(+Q *"# 5.-c#2* -$ )#*(5"01/2(+ :+-I(+/K(*/-& A?

Demetris Shammas
Page 4: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

!"#.# /1 &-* )%2" *- 1## -$ *"/1 :.#(* *%.& *-4(.'1 *"# */)#+#11+0 .-%&' /& *"#*.('/*/-& -$ /)(:#1 $.-) *"# 3%-*/'/(& 2%+*%.# -$ *"# (&2/#&* 4-.+'6 U.-) *"# N.##O'(4&/&: -$ *"# 15"#.#G I#1/'#1 *"# '/12%.1/,# *.#(*)#&*1 /& 5"/+-1-5"/2(+ *#F*1 $.-)S&(F/)(&'#. *- ^+(*-G *"#.# (.# -&+0 *4-M'/)#&1/-&(+ $/:%.(*/,# 4/*&#11#1 -$ C9"3.*3G$+(* (&' *"-.-%:"+0 2-&,#&*/-&(+6 \#1/'#1 4-.O1 /& *"# )(&&#. -$ *"# 5"/+-1-5"/2(+)-1(/21 -$ !-..# S&&%&K/(*(G *"#.# (.# $-. *"# )-1* 5(.* .#5.#1#&*(*/-&1 -& 2-/&1G

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c%1* +/O# *"# $-.) -$ E*(+/(T ( 1)(++9#++#&/1*/2 2()#- #,#& 1"-41 (& H.-1#&*".-&#' -& ( 15"#.#6L/*" *"# f-)(&1G/* /1 *"# :-''#11 U-.*%&( 4"- 5+(2#1 "#.

+/:"* $--* -& *"# 15"#.#6 !"# /)(:# -$ *"# 15"#.# .#(2"#1 ( +#,#+ -$ 5%.# 2+/2"#g 4"#& /*/1 5.#1#&*#' +(2-&/2(++0 *-:#*"#. 4/*" ( .%''#.R#&-%:" *- 5%* I#$-.# *"# #0#1 -$ *"##'%2(*#' *"# 2-%5+/&: -$ 1*(*# 20I#.&#*/21 (&' 2-1)/2 5/#*06 e& W(#1(.71 2-/&1G 15"#.#G$(12#1G (&' 8#.2%.071 1*($$ (.# .#('/+0 I.-%:"* *-:#*"#. /&*- (& /&1/:&# 2-)5+#FG (1 /$*- 5-1*%+(*# /& ( 1*#&-:.() *"# %&/*0 -$ *-*(+ .%+# (&' 4-.+' "(55/&#116 S1 -&#.#1#(.2"#. (55.-5./(*#+0 .#)(.O#'G $.-) 9#++#&/1*/2 */)# -&4(.'1G *"# 15"(/.( 4(1 (2-))-& JJ"/#.-:+05" $-. *"# #&*/.# %&/,#.1#G #15#2/(++0 *"# "#(,#&177 ;\.#&'#+G ?@ZZG5(:# ZBDT %&'#. *"# f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

E* 2(& -22%. *- 2-&*#)5-.(.0 )#'/(*"#-./1*1 *"(* *"# /)(:# -$ *"# 15"#.# -& *"#-+' 2-/&1 2-&1/1*1 -$ ( '-%I+# 2/.2%+(./*0Q

89"3: *#; << 5(:# bA6 X5"(/.( %&'#. *"# $--* -$*"# /)5#.(*-.6

89"3: *#; << 5(:# bb6 !"# 4-.+' 15"#.# %&'#. *"#$--* -$ X* U.(&2/1 -$ S11/1/T 8%./++-G 8( E*3;/.C>@7*3/.;% ("# F*0/.'.#, F"*.C(G '#*(/+6

A< ^ X+-*#.'/cO

Page 5: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

E* /1 1*()5#' -& -Ic#2*1 4"/2" *"#)1#+,#1 (.# (+.#('0 (:#&*1 (&' )#'/( -$ 1-)#*"/&:-$ ( .#+(*/,# :+-I(+/K(*/-& /& *"# #2-&-)/2 1#&1#R(1 f-)(& 2-/&1 4#.#G /& *"#/. */)#G/& 2/.2%+(*/-& /& *"# #&*/.# .;"37.(#, G&*+,6 !"# /)(:- -$ *"# 2-1)-1 -& *"# 2-/& /15(.* -$ ( 5/2*-./(+ "/1*-.0 *"(* $+-41 &-* /&*- (.*G I%* /&*- *"# 5-+/*/2(+ (&' *#2"&/2(+1#/K%.# -$ 5-4#.6 H,#& /$ *"# 2-/&1 -$ 9#++#&/2 (&*/3%/*0 -&+0 2/.2%+(*#' /& *"# f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

4(1 /&*#:.(*#' /& *"# +-:-1 (&' (',#.*/1#)#&*1-$ /&&%)#.(I+# 4-.+'4/'# #&*#.5./1#16 ^-4#. (&'15/./* 1"(.# *"#/. 2-))-& 1/:& /& *"# :+-I#G #,#&/$G /& *"# (:# -$ .#:/-&(+ "/:" 2%+*%.#1G *"# *4-4#.# I.-%:"* *-:#*"#. /& ( 1%15/2/-%1G (&*(:-&/1*/22--5#.(*/-&G 5+(2#' -55-1/*# -&# (&-*"#. +/O#/..#2-&2/+(I+# -55-1/*#16

L"#& *"# f-)(&1 +--*#' *"# )(:&/$/2#&*15"#.# $.-) *"# "-%1# -$ S.2"/)#'#1 '%./&: *"#1/#:# -$ X0.(2%1#G N#&#.(+ 8(.2#++%1 1#&* /* *-f-)# *- I# 5+(2#' /& *"# *#)5+# -$ *"# H.*(0CR4# 4-%+' '- I#1* *- *.(&1+(*# "#. &()# (1 *"#:-''#11 -$ J)-*/,(*/-&76 L"(* S.2"/)#'#1 1(/' *-*"# f-)(& 1-+'/#.1 4"- 1+(0#' "/)RJJ]-&7*'#1*.-0 )0 2/.2+#a77R4(1 /))#'/(*#+0 %&'#.1*--'I0 *"# +#('#.1 -$ *"# .#5%I+/2 /& *"#/. -4& 4(0(&' +(*#. I0 *"# #)5#.-.16 S$*#. (++G "-4 2-%+'*"# .%+#.1 )(O# "#('1 -. *(/+1 -$ *"#/. 15##2"#1(I-%* *"# 2-&1*.%2*/-& -$ *"# f-)(& #)5/.# /$*"#0 '/' &-* %&'#.1*(&' /* (1 *"# (**#)5* *- I#(*-%* 4/*" +#:/-&1 ( +(.:#. (&' I#**#. '#$#&'#' 2/.2+#(.-%&' *"# 2(5/*(+ 2"-1#& I0 *"# :-'1G (&' *"#& *-)(O# 1%.# /* 4(1 &-* '#1*.-0#'d

!"# 5/2*%.# -$ *"# :.#(* 15"#.# *"%1 2(++1 $-.*"*"# 3%#1*/-& -$ *"# 5-1/*/-& -$ *"# )/''+# (&'G1%I1#3%#&*+0G *"(* -$ *"# /'#&*/*0 (&' .#1/'#&2# -$

89"3: *#; << 5(:# bB6 9-"#&1*(%$#&:+-I%1 2.%2/:#.6

N#-)#*.0 /& *"# 2-+-11(+Q *"# 5.-c#2* -$ )#*(5"01/2(+ :+-I(+/K(*/-& AA

Page 6: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

*"# .%+#. -$ *"# 4"-+#T (* *"# 1()#*/)#G /* $-.2#1 5/2*-./(+G .#5.#1#&*(*/-&(+*"/&O/&: *- -$$#. ( 1-+%*/-& *- 4"#*"#.*"# (++M#&2-)5(11/&: 15"#.# /*1#+$ 2(&I# 9+3/#, -& ( 1%55-.* -. ( $-%&'(*/-&6e& 4"(* $%&'()#&* 1"-%+' *"# S++R5/2*-./(++0G 2-&2#5*%(++0G (2*%(++0RI#I.-%:"* *- 1*(&'d E& 4"(* )(&*+#G/& 4"(* 2-&*(/&#.R/& .#5.#1#&*(*/-&(&' /& .#(+/*0R1"-%+' *"# 15"#.# -$(++ 15"#.#1 I# #)I#''#'d L"- -. 4"(*1"-%+' I#(. *"(* 4"/2" I#(.1 (++d e.1"-%+' 4# 5#.)/* *"# .(1" *"-%:"* *"(**"# 2-&*(/&#. 2-&*(/&1 /*1#+$ (&' '+&3(C

I0 /*1 (I1-+%*# 5-4#. 4/*"-%* #F*#.&(+ 1%55-.*d ;<DE& *"# $(2# -$ *"# '/+#))( *-4(.'1 4"/2" *"/1 3%#1*/-& 5-/&*1G *"#.# 2()# *- *"#

(11/1*(&2# -$ (&2/#&* *"/&O#.1 (&' (.*/1*1 *"# )#*(5"01/2(+ *.('/*/-& *"(* 1%::#1*1( !/*(&/2 2(&'/'(*# $-. *"# .-+# -$ 2-1)-1 I#(.#.6 E* 4(1 *"/1 )0*" *"(* 1#.,#' (1:-'$(*"#. *- *"# )-1* 5-4#.$%+ :+-I# 1*(*%# -$ *"# (&2/#&* 4-.+'G /&1-$(. (1 /*4(1 4/*" /*1 "#+5 *"(* 1%2" ( 2+#(. (&' 5.#:&(&* (&14#. 2-%+' I# $-%&' *- *"#3%#1*/-& -$ *"# 5#'#1*(+ (&' I#(.#. -$ *"# #&*/.#*0G /& 4"(* 4(1 -&# -$ *"# )-1*$.%/*$%+ )-)#&*1 -$ (&2/#&* 5/2*%.# 2.#(*/-&6

E& *"# 0#(. ?bZbR%&'#. *"# 5-&*/$/2(*# -$ N.#:-.0 hEEER:.(,# '/::#.1 /& f-)#1*.%2O %5-& *"# $.(:)#&*1 -$ ( )-&%)#&*(+ 1*(*%# *"(* 4#.# /'#&*/$/#' 4/*"-%*'/$$/2%+*0 (1 I#/&: -$ *"# "#(,#&+0 15"#.#MI#(./&: S*+(16 S$*#. 1%I1*(&*/(+ .#1*-.(*/-&G*"# 1#&1(*/-&(+ $/&' 4(1 /&2-.5-.(*#' /&*- *"# (&*/3%/*/#1 2-++#2*/-& -$ *"# U(.&#1#"-%1#6 !-:#*"#. 4/*" *"# -*"#. 5/#2#1 -$ *"# $()/+071 2-++#2*/-&G /& *"# ?B*" 2#&*%.0 /*5(11#' /&*- *"# 5-11#11/-& -$ W"(.+#1 Ei -$ V(5+#1G *"# 1-& -$ ^"/+/5 i -$ X5(/& (&'H+/K(I#*" U(.&#1#6;AD !"%1G *"# 5/#2# $/&'1 /*1#+$ *-'(0 /& *"# 8%1#- V(K/-&(+# /&V(5+#1 #,#& *"-%:"G :/,#& /*1 15/./* (&' )(&&#. -$ $(I./2(*/-&G /* 2(& I# (* "-)#&-4"#.# #+1# *"(& /& *"# f-)# -$ *"# W(#1(.1G (&' /&'/.#2*+0 *"(* -$ *"# ^-5#16;YD

89"3: *#; << 5(:# b@6 !"# "(&' -$ H+/K(I#*" E -$H&:+(&' -& *"# :+-I#6

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j [ BBD 4(1 *"# 1-& -$ H+/1(I#*" -$ ^(.)( ;H+/K(I#*" U(.&#1#D (&'^"/+/5 i -$ X5(/&6 W"(.+#1 EEE 4(1 k/&: -$ V(5+#1 (&' X/2/+0 ;(1 W(.+- iEED ;?ZAb [ b@D (&' k/&:-$ X5(/& ;(1 W(.+-1 EEE '# \-.I-g &D ;?Zb@ [ BBD6L"#& W"(.+#1 (12#&'#' *- *"# X5(&/1" *".-&#G "# 4(1.#3%/.#' I0 *.#(*0 *- :/,# %5 *"# O/&:1"/5 -$ V(5+#1 (&' X/2/+06 9/1 -+'#1* 1-&G U#+/5# S&*-&/-G4(1 )#&*(++0 /++ (&' *"#.#$-.# /&#+/:/I+# $-. 1%22#11/-&6 W"(.+#171 1#2-&' 1-& 4(1 "#/. *- *"#X5(&/1" *".-&# (&' #,#&*%(++0 I#2()# W"(.+#1 Ei -$ X5(/& ;?ZBB [ ?B=BD6 W"(.+#1 EEE71 *"/.' 1-&*"#.#$-.# I#2()# U#.'/&(&' E -$ *"# !4- X/2/+/#1 ;?Zb@ [ ?B<bD6 S++ *".## -$ *"#1# 4#.# *"# 2"/+'.#&-$ W"(.+#1 EEE -$ X5(/& (&' 8(./( S)(+/( -$ X(F-&06 !"#.# 4(1G *"#.#$-.#G &#,#. ( W"(.+#1 Ei -$V(5+#1 ;*.(&1+(*-.71 &-*#D6;YD E& *"# +/*#.(*%.#G *"#.# (.# /&'#2/1/,# (**#)5*1 *- '(*# *"# 4-.OQ S+-/1 U(%1#. '#2+(.#1 *"# S*+(&*#U(.&#1# *- I# ( 4-.O -$ *"# $/.1* 2#&*%.0 7#'&*# W"./1* ;?@jZG 5(:# A@DT *"#&G $-. ^#.20 H.&1*X2".()) ;?@bBG 5(:# BDG /* /1 ( 4-.O -$ *"# $/.1* 2#&*%.0 3'(#* W"./1*T -22(1/-&(++0G *"#.# /1 (+1-*(+O -$ *"# */)# -$ S&*-&/%1 ^/%1 ;*"# )/''+# -$ *"# <&' 2#&*%.0DT *"# )-1* 2-&,/&2/&: (%*"-.1.#1*./2* *"# '(*# *- *"# */)# -$ *"# 5./&2/5(*# -$ S%:%1*%16 U.(&K \-++ ;2/*#' /& ^(%+0ML/11-4(G ?@B?G5(:# ?Y<@D 2+(/)1 *- I# (I+# *- 2-&2+%'# *"(* *"# :+-I# 4(1 )('# /& *"# 0#(.1 $-++-4/&: *"# ./1#

AY ^ X+-*#.'/cO

Demetris Shammas
Page 7: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

E& /*1 1*-2O0 5(*"-1 (&' /*1 /))(&#&* )-&%)#&*(+/*0R*"# 4-.O /1 &#(.+0 < )"/:"R*"# U(.&#1# S*+(1 2(& 1*./O# *"# /&#F5#./#&2#' -I1#.,#. (1 ( 2(++ $.-) *"#1(2.#' I#:/&&/&:1 -$ *"-%:"* (&' (.*6 !"# -+'#1* :+-I# /& *"# 4-.+' (55#(.1 /& *"/14-.OG (+)-1* *"# -&+0 -&# *"(* 1%.,/,#' $.-) (&2/#&* */)#16

S.2"/)#'#171 :+-I# -$ *"# "#(,#&1 $.-) *"# A.' 2#&*%.0 \WHG *#1*/$/#' *- /& *"#+/*#.(.0 .#2-.'G /1 )/11/&:G (1 /1 *"# :.#(* *#..#1*./(+ :+-I# -$ W.(*#1 -$ 8(++-1 $.-)*"# <&' 2#&*%.0 \WH ;X2".())G ?@bBG 5(:# ??D6 !(O/&: *"/1 /&*- (22-%&*G *"/1 %&/3%#-Ic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

S* 1#2-&' :+(&2#G *"# (.2"(/2 (%.( -$ *"# 4-.O '/11-+,#1 2-)5+#*#+06 S1 *"# /&,#1M*/:(*/-& '#+,#1 '##5#.G /* I#2-)#1 #,/'#&* "-4 )%2" *"# 5/2*%.# "(1 /)5.#11#' /*1*.(2#1 -& +(*# /)5#./(+ *"-%:"* (&' 12/#&*/$/2 2-&2#5*16 !"/1 15"#.#MI#(./&: S*+(1/& $(2* '-#1 &-* .#5.#1#&* (* (++ ( '-2%)#&* -$ ( )0*"/2(+ 5(1* */)#G /& *4- .#:(.'16

E& *"# $/.1* 5+(2#G *"# I(++ -& "/1 1"-%+'#.1 (&' I#*4##& "/1 "(&'1 /1 &- +-&:#. *"#-+' 9-)#./2 -. 9#1/-'/2 "#(,#& 4"-1# I#(.#. *"# !/*(& -$ *"# )0*" 4(1 -.'#.#' *- I#I0 l#%1 (1 5%&/1")#&* $-. "/1 5(.*/2/5(*/-& /& *"# /&1%.:#&20 -$ *"# #(.*"+0G -+' :-'1(:(/&1* *"# e+0)5/(&16 E& $(2*G *"# -+' 9-)#./2 0*3;&2 C 2(& I# .#5.#1#&*#' &-* (1 (

89"3: *#; << 5(:# j?6 W#+#1*/(+ 15"#.# -& *"# 1"-%+'#.1 -$ *"# U(.&#1# S*+(1G ?1* 2#&*%.0 WHG 8%1#-V(K/-&(+#G V(5+#16

;YD 2-&*/&%#'D-$ S%:%1*%1 *- 1-+# 5-4#. $.-) *"# 5.#1#&2# -$ ( 2-&1*#++(*/-& -$ ( *".-&#6 U.(&K \-++ ;?B@@G5(:# ?<?$6D 2+(/)1 *- I# (I+# *- 2-&2+%'#G $.-) *"# 5.#1#&2# -$ ( 2-&1*#++(*/-& -$ ( *".-&#G *"(* *"#:+-I# 4(1 )('# /& *"# 0#(.1 $-++-4/&: *"# ./1# -$ S%:%1*%1 *- 1-+# 5-4#.6

N#-)#*.0 /& *"# 2-+-11(+Q *"# 5.-c#2* -$ )#*(5"01/2(+ :+-I(+/K(*/-& Ab

Page 8: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

15"(/.(G I%* .(*"#. -&+0 (1 ( "#)/15"#.# -,#. *"# $+(* H(.*"R( ,#.1/-& *"(* 2-..#15-&'1*- *"# /&*%/*/,#G 5.#*"#-.#*/2(+ ,/#4 -$ *"# 4-.+' (* /*1 #(.+/#1*6 ]-%I*+#11 /* 4(1-I,/-%1 *- *"# -+'#. /)(:# *- 5.#,#&* *"# 2-++(51# -$ ( 2-.5-.#(+G "#)/15"#./2(+ "#(,#&-&*- *"# #(.*" 4/*" ( .#(+ 2-%&*#.$-.2#R*"%1G *"# "#(,#&1 (.# .#5.#1#&*#' /& 1-)#(&2/#&* (22-%&*1 (1 "#+' %5 I0 2-+%)&1G /& (&(+-:0 *- *"# 1%55-.* -$ *"# $.()#4-.O-$ ( *#)5+# I0 ( 2-+-&&('#6 e+' ^#+-5-&&#1/(& 1(:(1 %1# *"# 1%))/*1 -$ )-%&*(/&1(1 2-+%)&1 $-. *"# "#(,#&1G 1- *"(* *"#.# /1 "#.# #F5.#11#' (& /&1/:"*$%+ )0*"-+-:/2(+:.-%&' $-. *"# 1#5(.(*/-& I#*4##& H(.*" (&' 9#(,#&6

e& *"# -*"#. "(&'G /* /1 ( *#1*()#&* *- *"# *./%)5" -$ *"# N.##O #&+/:"*#&)#&* *"(**"# )-'#.&G )(*"#)(*/2(+ $%++ 15"#.# /1 +-('#' %5-& *"# (.2"(/2G !/*(&/2 $-.)6 L"(*S*+(1 I#(.1 -& "/1 1"-%+'#.1 /1 5.#2/1#+0 *"# "#(,#& -$ *"# 5"/+-1-5"#.1G 10&-&0)-%14/*" *"# 4-.+' (1 ( 4"-+# -. *"# 2-1)-1 1/&2# ^+(*- (&' S./1*-*+#6 !"# :#-)#*./2)-'#.&/*0 -$ *"# /'#(+G 15"#./2(+ $-.)R"/:"+/:"*#' I0 *"# &#*4-.O -$ *"# #3%(*-.G*"# *.-5/21G (&' *"# 2-+%.#1R/1 I-%&' 4/*" *"# 5.#12/#&*/$/2 "#(,#& 5-#*.0 -$ (&2/#&**/)#1 *"(* "(' 5(/&*#' *"# 2-)5+#*# 2(*(+-: -$ *"# 2-&1*#++(*/-&1 -& *"# ,(1# -$ *"#&-2*%.&(+ 4-.+'6 !"# /)(:#1 (.# 4.-%:"* /& 3+(&J*#+.#?&G (1 /$ *"# &-2*%.&(+ 2-&M1*#++(*/-&1 4#.# 1##& &-* $.-) H(.*"G I%* $.-) ( 5-1/*/-& 1-)#4"#.# I#0-&' #(.*"+0&/:"*16 e$ *"# $-.*0M#/:"* 2(&-&/2(+ 2-&1*#++(*/-&1 -$ *"# (&2/#&* 4-.+'G *4#&*0 $-%.(.# 2+#(.+0 .#2-:&/K(I+# -& *"# U(.&#1# S*+(16

!"%1G 4"(* *"# !/*(& I#(.1 %5-& "/1 1"-%+'#.1 .#5.#1#&*1 ( 5-#*/2 [ 12/#&*/$/2I(1*(.' "#(,#&G ( 5.-'%2* -$ :#-)#*.0 (1 )%2" (1 -$ )0*"-+-:0G ( "#(,#& $-. .#('#.1-$ 1*-./#1 (&' 5.-:&-1*/2(*-.1 -$ &(*%.(+ #,#&*1G $-.)#' /& (& #5-2" /& 4"/2" ( 2-.'/(+(:.##)#&* I#*4##& 12/#&2# (&' /)5#./(+ 4-.+'M.#5.#1#&*(*/-& "(' I#:%& *- I# 4-.O#'-%*6 E* (''.#11#1 /*1#+$ *- ( )(*"#)(*/2(++0 -. 5"/+-1-5"/2(++0 +/*#.(*# 5%I+/2 *"(* /1 1*/++1%$$/2/#&*+0 )0*"-+-:/2(++0 (&' +/*#.(./+0 #'%2(*#' #&-%:" *- .#(' *"# 10)I-+1 -$ *"#2-&1*#++(*/-&1 (1 /$ *"#0 4#.# $()/+/(. #5/1-'#1 $.-) e,/'/(& )#*()-.5"-1#16

E& *"/1 1#&1#G -&# 2(& 1(0 *"(* *"# U(.&#1# S*+(1 I#(.1 ( +/*#.(.0 "#(,#& (+-&:1/'#*"# 5"/+-1-5"/2(+ -&#G /&1-$(. (1 "# '#5+-01 (& -+'G $()/+/(. +/I.(.0 -$ 1*(. 1(:(1I#$-.# *"# -I1#.,#. (+-&:1/'# *"# &#4G #&/:)(*/2(++0 2+#(.G )(*"#)(*/2(+ +/&#16 e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c-.6 L/*" #(2" -$ *"#1# 5/2*%.#1G *"#.# /1 2-&&#2*#' ( )/2.-M%&/,#.1# -$ *(+#1G *"(&O1 *- 4"/2" *"# #,#&*1 -$ *"# 4-.+' (.# /&12./I#' ()-&:1* /)(:#1-$ 12#&/2 )-,#)#&*6 E$ *"# 15"(/.( (1 5#.$#2*#' $/:%.# .#('/#1 *"# 5"/+-1-5"/2(+ 1%IM'%/&: -$ I#/&:1 /& ( 1/&:+# 1%I+/)# 1/+"-%#**#G *"# /&12./5*/-& -$ 2-&1*#++(*/-&1 I#(.14/*&#11 *- *"# )#)-.0 -$ *"# 5./)(+ '.()(1 -$ +/$# /& *"#/. 5.-*-*05/2(+ 1#3%#&2#6 SI0L(.I%&: "(1 2#+#I.(*#' *"# 2-&1*#++(*#' 2#+#1*/(+ :+-I# (1 *"# *.%# )(&/$#1*(*/-& -$N.##O :#&/%1R(1 *"# "%)(& 10&*"#1/1 -$ )(*"#)(*/21 (&' 5-#*.0 ;2/*#' /& N-)I./2"G?@@ZG 5(:#1 ?@@ [ <==D6

E& ( 1#2-&' 1#&1# (1 4#++G %5-& .#$+#2*/,# -I1#.,(*/-& *"/1 12%+5*%.# 2(& I# .#2-:M&/K#' (1 (& #3%(++0 +(*# (&' )-'#.& 5.-'%2*/-&6 !"/1 S*+(1 /1 5+(2#' -%* -$ *"# */)# -$*"# !/*(&1 /&*- *"(* -$ *"# (*"+#*#1T /*1 /&&#. '(*# /1 &-* *"# #5-2" -$ *"# !/*(&-)(2"0G/& 4"/2" 5./)(+ :-'1 -$ $-.2#1 (&' #+#)#&*1 2-&*#&'#' 4/*" 0-%&:#. :-'1 -$ $-.) (&',/.*%# $-. "#:#)-&0 /& *"# %&/,#.1#T "# &- +-&:#. 1*(&'1 (* *"# I-.'#. -$ *"# #2%)#&#GI0 *"-1# ^/++(.1 -$ 9#.2%+#1 4/*" 4"/2" *"# #(.+0 N.##O1 )(.O#' *"# #&' -$ *"#8#'/*#..(&#(& 4-.+'6 9/1 5+(2# /1 /& *"# )/''+# -$ ( 1*('/%)G 5(.*/2%+(.+0 /& ( f-)(&

Aj ^ X+-*#.'/cO

Page 9: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

(.#&( 4"#.# 5.-$#11/-&(+ $/:"*#.1 (&' (*"+#*#1 -$ ,/-+#&2#G +/O# 1#2-&'M-.'#. I(.I(./(&1G1*(:#' *"#/. :.(&'/-1# I-'/#1 /& 15#2*(2%+(.G I+--'0 '/15+(01 -$ $-.2#6 !"# 5.#,/-%1+02/*#' (**#)5*1 (* '(*/&: *"# 4-.O I0 ,(./-%1 /&*#++#2*%(+ "/1*-./(&1 (&' "/1*-./(&1 -$(.* 4"- "-+' *"# 4-.O *- I# ( f-)(& 2.#(*/-& $.-) *"# */)# -$ S%:%1*%1 +#&' $-.2# *-*"/1 2+(/)6 E$ *"# 5-1/*/-& -$ *"# ,#.&(+ #3%/&-F -& *"# :+-I# /1 *(O#& /&*- (22-%&*G(& -./:/&(+ 12%+5*%.# $.-) (.-%&' A== \WH 4-%+' "(,# *- I# (11%)#'T *"# f-)(&'/12-,#.0 4-%+' *"#& I# ( .#5+/2( *"(* /&"#./*#' ( 1%5#.2#'#' 5-1/*/-&/&: -$ *"# 1*(.1$.-) ( N.##O )-'#+6 !"/1G /& *%.&G 4-%+' 1%::#1* *"(* *"# :+-I# "(' +-1* /*1 5-11/I+#12/#&*/$/2 $%&2*/-& $-. /*1 f-)(& %1#.1G 1#.,/&: -&+0 (1 ( I/* -$ #'%2(*#' +--* -. (&/)5#./(+ -Ic#2* -$ -1*#&*(*/-&6

E& $(2*G #,#.0*"/&: (I-%* *"# U(.&#1# S*+(1 /&'/2(*#1 *"(* /* 4(1 &-* *(O#& %5 (1 (&/&1*.%)#&* -$ (1*.-&-)/2 #&+/:"*#&)#&* I0 /*1 f-)(& -4&#.16 E*1 '#5+-0)#&* (**#1*1)%2" )-.# *"(* /* 4(1 5#.2#/,#' (1 ( 10)I-+ $-. ( &#4 1-.* -$ #F/1*#&*/(+/1) -$ 5-4#.6!"# )%12%+(. !/*(& I%2O+#1 %&'#. "/1 I%.'#&G (1 /$ "# )%1* &-* -&+0 "-+' %5 *"#$/.)()#&*G I%* (+1- 5(0 *./I%*# *- ( "/:"#. 4-.+' -$ &#4 +-.'1 ;X2"&#/'#.G ?@BjG5(:#1 YZ$ D6;bD S& S*+(1 4"- "(1 *- I#(. *"# "#(,#&1 -$ *"# )(*"#)(*/2/(&1 I#+-&:1 /&*"# "/1*-.0 -$ *"# 4-.+'M5/2*%.# -& *"# 1/'# -$ (& #)5#.-. 4"- )%1* *(O# *"# :+-I# /&*-"/1 5#.1-&(+ 2(.#6 E* /1 &-* I0 2"(&2# *"(* 1%2" $/:%.#1 (55#(. /& f-)# (* 5.#2/1#+0 *"(*5-/&* /& */)# (* 4"/2" *"# f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jD

!- *"# #F*#&* *"(* *"/1 2-&2#.&1 *"# (.2"(/2 S*+(1G /* 4-%+' "(,# /& $(2* 1##)#' +/O#( 2%.1#T "/1 '#1*/&0 4(1 2-&&#2*#' 4/*" *"(* -$ "/1 !/*(&/2 I.-*"#. ^.-)#*"#%1G 4"-G2"(/&#' *- ( .-2O (&' *-.*%.#' I0 *"# +/,#.M#(*/&: ,%+*%.#G 2-%+' I# 2(++#' ( J:-'M"(*#':-'7 4/*" :--' :.-%&'16 9# I#+-&:1 *- *"# :.-%5 -$ *"# #*#.&(++0 1%$$#./&: /& N.##O)0*"-+-:0Q !(&*(+%1G X/105"%1G ^"/+-2*#*#1G I-%&' /&1#5(.(I+0 *- *"#/. 5(/&$%+ I%.'#&16!"#.# /1 "(.'+0 (&0*"/&: -$ *"/1 #(.+0G *.(:/2 &-*/-& -$ S*+(1 /& *"# f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f-)#R*"# !/*(&G *"# 1-& -$ E(5#*%1G /1 2-&*#&'/&:a

!"# :.-(&/&: I#(.#. -$ *"# "#(,#&1 (55#(.1 2-&12/-%1 -$ "/1 .-++ /& *"# 5-+/*/2(+ [2-1)/2 *"#(*#. -$ 5-4#.6 9/1 I-'0G -5*/)/K#' $-. #F#.*/-&G I#(.1 4/*&#11 *- ( 2%+*%.#*"(* /& *"# +(1* /&1*(&2# *(+O1 (I-%* &-*"/&: I%* *"# '%*0 *- I# 1*.-&: /& ( 4-.+' 4"#.#*"#.# /1 &#/*"#. .#+/#$ $-. *"# 5-4#.$%+ &-. 2"(./*0 $-. *"# 4#(O6L# )%1* /)(:/&# *"# /'+#:(K# 2(1* %5-& *"/1 $-.) I0 *"# 0-%&: e2*(,/(&%1R+(*#. *- I#2-)# S%:%1*%1R*- I#

;bD E () :.(*#$%+ *- 9(&1 \#+*/&: $-. I./&:/&: *"/1 I--O *- )0 (**#&*/-&6;jD JJW%) *-* 1%1*/&#(1 #* *(&*( &#:-*/( 1-+%177 H5/1*%+(# EEG EG E6

N#-)#*.0 /& *"# 2-+-11(+Q *"# 5.-c#2* -$ )#*(5"01/2(+ :+-I(+/K(*/-& AZ

Page 10: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

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f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

X*/++ 4# )%1* 15#(O -$ ( *"/.' .#+(*/,# )-'#.&/*0 -$ *"# U(.&#1# S*+(1G (&' /* /1 *"/1-&# *"(* /1 '#2/1/,# (1 *- /*1 )#(&/&:6 L/*" .#(1-&G *"# $/:%.# "(1 I##& 2(++#' ('#)0*"-+-:/K#' -. "%)(&/K#' :/(&* ;U(%1#.G ?@jZG 5(:#1 Aj [ A@G #15#2/(++0 &-*#?BDT /*2-%+' c%1* (1 4#++ I# 2(++#' (& /&*#++#2*%(+/K#' 4-.+' (*"+#*#G /&1-$(. (1 /* (55.-F/)(*#1&-* -&+0 *"# (55#(.(&2# -$ *"# &%'# $/:"*#.G I%* #3%(++0 *"# /)(:- -$ *"# 5"/+-1-5"#.6E$ *"# 1%::#1*/-& -$ '(*/&: *"# 1*(*%# *- +(*# 9#++#&/1*/2 -. S%:%1*(& */)#1 /1 *(O#&1#./-%1+0G *"# "(/.1*0+# (&' I#(.' -$ *"# S*+(1 (23%/.#1 1/:&/$/2(&2# $-. /*1 2+(11/$/2(*/-&/& *"# 15#2*.%) -$ f-)(& )(12%+/&/*06 L"(*#,#. *"# .#1*-.#.1 )/:"* "(,# (''#' (&'/)5.-,/1#'G *".-%:" /*1 I#(.'R(%*"#&*/2 /& (++ 5.-I(I/+/*0R*"/1 4-.+' I#(.#. )(O#12+(/) *- I#+-&:/&: *- *"# /&*#++#2*%(+ $/#+' -$ "/1 */)#6 !"# 2%1*-) -$ 1"(,/&: 4(1/&1*/*%*#' '%./&: *"# 8(2#'-&/(& "#:#)-&0G )(/&*(/&#' %5 *- *"# A.' 2#&*%.0 /& (++ -$N.##2# (&' 2(../#' -,#. +(*#. *- f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f-)# 4(1 .#3%#1*#';l(&O#.G ?@@jG 5(:#1 ??=$ D6 X- $(. (1 *"# U(.&#1# S*+(1 /1 2-&2#.&#'G "# 4-%+' "(,# #(1/+0$%+$/++#' *"/1 2./*/2(+ .#3%/.#)#&* $-. ( *#(2"/&: 5-1/*/-&R*"# (I%&'(&2# -$ "/1 I#(.'.#5.#1#&*#' (& %&/)5#(2"(I+# *#1*()#&* *- "/1 5"/+-1-5"/2(+/*06 P/O#4/1#G "/1 )(&*+#G"(&:/&: '-4& *- -&# 1/'#G 4"-1# 5.#1#&2# $-. (& (&2/#&* !/*(& /1 (1 I($$+/&: (1 /* 4-%+'I# $-. (& (*"+#*#G &%'# I0 5.-$#11/-&G /1 *#1*()#&* *- *"# (55%.*#&(&2# -$ *"/1 $/:%.#*- *"# /&*#++#2*%(+ 1*.(*%)6

E& +/:"* -$ *"# %&)/1*(O(I+# 5"/+-1-5"#. (**./I%*#1 -$ *"# I#(.' (&' )(&*+#G *"#I%.'#& I-.&# I0 *"# S*+(1 (55#(.1 /& ( '/$$#.#&* +/:"*6 !"/1 4-.+' I#(.#.G 1##& (1 (5"/+-1-5"/K/&: (*"+#*#G "(1 &-*"/&: *- '- 4/*" ( )(*#./(+ 4#/:"*G I%* 4/*" *"-%:"* -$( &-&5"01/2(+ :.(,/*06 S1 *"# I#(.#. -$ *"# )(*"#)(*/2(+ 15"#.#G *"# S*+(1 I%2O+#1I#&#(*" *"# 4#/:"* -$ (& -I12%.# *"#-.#)6 L"(* 1*(&'1 I#$-.# *"# #0#1 -$ (& -I1#.,#.-$ *"# 1*(*%# /1 &-*"/&: +#11 *"(& ( +-:/2(+ 2"(.('# 4"-1# 4-.'/&: I#2-)#1 +#:/I+# ($*#.'#2-'/&: *"# 10)I-+1Q *"# "#(,/#1* 4#/:"* 2(& I# I-.&# -&+0 I0 *"# :.#(*#1* *"-%:"*6U.-) *"# *-/+ -$ *"/1 I%.'#&G *"# )(11/,# 2-.5-.#(+/*0 -$ *"# S*+(1 #+/2/*1 /& %19#* 3;3+&%.3@ ( ,/1/I+# 2-&2#5*T /& *"/1 .#5.#1#&*(*/-& -$ *"# *-*(+/*0 -$ *"# 2-1)-1*"#.# /1 &- +-&:#. ( )(11/,# I-'0 2(++#' J*"# "#(,#&17 *"(* )%1* I# +/$*#' %5 4/*"5"01/2(+ $-.2# (+-&#6 !"# *.%# "#(,#& /1 *- I# "#+' /& #&2-)5(11/&: .#$+#2*/-&6 E*1 I#(.#.-. /*1 J5#'#1*(+7 /1 *"-%:"* /*1#+$6 5&%&C "(1 I#2-)# (& (22-)5+/2#G #,#& *"# 5.-5#.'0;,3@#;(0@ -$ *"(* (++M#&2-)5(11/&: *"(* 1%..-%&'1 %16 !"# 9#*.#2 /"&; /1 15/./*G 4"-1#+/:"*&#11 1#*1 *"# (++M)(11/,# ($+-(*6

AB ^ X+-*#.'/cO

Page 11: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

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

E& -.'#. *- I#(. *"# :.#(* 4#/:"*G -&# )%1* 2(1* (1/'# *"# 1)(++ -&#16 e&+0 *"-1#4"- $-.) *"#)1#+,#1 /&*- (*"+#*#1 -$ /)5(.*/(+/*0 1"-%+'#. *"# 4"-+#6 L"-#,#. :.(5M5+#1 4/*" 1)(++ (&' )/''+/&: 2(%1#1 4/++ &-* "(,# ( $.## "(&' $-. *"# :.#(* -&#16 E* /110)5*-)(*/2 *"(* *"# #)5#.-. 8(.2%1 S%.#+/%1G "/)1#+$ (& (%*"#&*/2 5"/+-1-5"#.G$-%&' /* $/**/&: *- &-*# ()-&:1* *"# $/.1* 1#&*#&2#1 -$ "/1 K#,.(3(.&;CQ

!!80 *%*-. *(%:"* )# &-* *- *(O# 1/'#1 /& 2/.2%1 2-&*#1*1 ;N.##& -. \+%#G P/:"*MX"/#+' -. 9#(,0DG *- +-,# "(.' 4-.OG *- +/)/* )0 '#1/.#1G *- .#+0 -& )01#+$G*- O##5 )0 &-1# -%* -$ -*"#. 5#-5+#71 ($$(/.1G (&' *- *%.& ( '#($ #(. *- :-11/577;K#,.(3(.&;C EGbD6

!"# 4(:#1 -$ 1%2" (I1*/&#&2# /1 *"# :.-4/&: (I/+/*0 -$ *"# 5"/+-1-5"#. *- 2-&*#)5+(*# *"#(++M#&2-)5(11/&: 15"#.# *"(* 2(&&-* 5-11/I+0 1"-4 /*1#+$ *- ,%+:(. 5#.2#5*/-&G +-1* /&1%..-%&'/&: *"/&:16 e&+0 (I1*/&#&* (&' 2-&1/1*#&* ,/:/+(&2# -& (++ 1/'#1 (++-41 *"#(++M.#(+ e&# X5"#.# *- I#2-)# 5#.2#5*/I+# *- .#1*.(/&#' 4/*&#116 E* /1 *"/1 15"#.# 4"/2"G*".-%:" *"# /)(:# -$ *"# )(*"#)(*/2(+ "#(,#&R*"(* 5#.$#2* 2%.,# 4"/2" &- #)5/./2(+#0# 1##1R/1 1%55+/#' /*1 )-1* ('#3%(*# #F5.#11/-&6

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c#2* -55-1/*# 0-%d U/.1* -$ (++G G"#*# 4-%+' 0-% "(,# *- 1*(&' *- +--O %5-& *"#4"-+# -$ #F/1*#&2# +/O# ( 2%5%+(d

.%/%,%0-%*\#&1# 8G ?@@@G JJS%$1*(&' '#1 N#/1*#1Q H/&#i#.*#/'/:%&: '#. H.O#&&*&/177G /& $0C%#G3: "+(# 8/"*.'(#;L

I3;, M H'6 H L(+*"#. ;8#*K+#.GL#/)(.D 55 ZA [ ?j<\-++ UG?B@@ 8.(N0;%C7#*./"(# ,#* $O3,#@.# ,#*).CC#;C/"3'(#; 2/*#' /& JJN+-I#&77G /&D#3+#;/B/+&93: ,.#

,#* $+(#*([email protected]#;C/"3'(#; H'1 N L/11-4(GL k.-++ ;8#*K+#.G X*%**:(.*DG ,-+%)# ZG 2-+%)&1?Y<Z [ ?YA=

\.#&'#+ eG ?@ZZ 8B@7&+.C@ &' ("# 89"#*# ;\./++G \-1*-&G 8SD

;ZD !"# ,#.I 9".+&9&;#.; (&' *"# 1%I1*(&*/,# 9".+&9&;.3 (.# (+.#('0 5.#1#&* /& 2+(11/2(+ N.##OT *"#5"/+-1-5"/2(+ 5.(/1# $-. *"# #F#.2/1/&: +/$#G 5(.*/2%+(.+0 /& *"# 1*-(G 2-%+' (I1-+%*#+0 &-* "(,# )(&(:#'4/*"-%* *"/1 #F5.#11/-&6 ^+(*-G (1 4#++G O&#4 *"# J+-,#.1 -$ *-/+17G 4"-) "# &()#1 /& *"# 1()# I.#(*" (1:0)&(1*1 (&' 5"01/2/(&1 ;-"3#,*0C <YB'D6 e& *"# j*" 2#&*%.0 WH )-&-5"01/*# 1#2* -$ *"# 5"/+-5-&-/1## L-+$$ ;?@ZBG 5(:#1 ?=Z [ Z?AD6 !"# 5+(2# -$ *"# +-,# -$ *-/+ /& *"# 1#+$M2"(.(2*#./K(*/-&1 -$ *"#5-4#.$%+ /1 1"-4& /& *"# .%+/&: )-**- -$ S+#F(&'#. *"# N.#(*Q 9&2 ;&C O312 9".+3;("*&912 36 V/#*K12"#715"/+-1-5"/2(+ :#&/%1 #F5.#11#1 /*1#+$ &-* +#(1* /& *"# $(2* *"(* "# 1%22##'1 /& *"# /&$()-%1 mAY?;J!"# :.#(*#1* 4#/:"*7D -$ !"# 63B 8/.#;/# /& $-.)%+(*/&: ( .('/2(++0 &#4 .#+(*/-& I#*4##& +&%&C(&' 9&2 ;&CQ *"# (23%/#12#&2# -$ *"/&O#.1 *- *"# *"-%:"* -$ *"# #*#.&(+ .#*%.&6

N#-)#*.0 /& *"# 2-+-11(+Q *"# 5.-c#2* -$ )#*(5"01/2(+ :+-I(+/K(*/-& A@

Page 12: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

W%1( VG <===G JJ]# P%'- N+-I/77 >!"# I-4+/&:M:()#CG /& P./"&+3C &' F0C3A K#(39"BC./3+89#/0+3(.&;CLH&+0@# Q *.(&1+(*#' I0 n 9-5O/&1 ;\(&&/&:G P-,#+(&'G WeD 55 <@@ [ A<A

U(%1#. SG ?@jZ 4.#)#+( .; R3: ;,#;A S0*N# S0+(0*%#C/"./"(# ,#C 6+&70C ;X2"%+#.G 8%o &2"#&DN-)I./2" H 9G ?@@Z $7B)3*70*%A $; <;(#++#/(03+ I.&%*39"B ;^"(/'-&G eF$-.'D9#/'#::#. 8G <==< >?@ABCG JJ!"# (:# -$ *"# 4-.+' 5/2*%.#77G /& T'' ("# I#3(#; !*3/O *.(&1+(*#' I0

n -%&:G k 9(0&#1 ;W()I./':# _&/,#.1/*0 ^.#11G W()I./':#D 55 bZ [ BbX2"&#/'#. f 8G ?@Bj I0;(# I3*73*#;A T*.#;(3+#;C(3(0#; 30C '3*7.%#@ K3*@&* .; ,#* *&: @.C/"#;

D#9*3: C#;(3(.&;CO0;C( ;L#.&#.12"# i#.+(:1:#1#++12"($*GL-.)1DX2".())^HG?@bB 89"3.*36+&70CD#./"C39'#+A)3;,#*0;% 0;,)3;,+0;% #.;#CR#**C/"3'(CN#./"#;C

?&; F3#C3* 7.C >+.C37#(" << ;9/#.1#)(&&G X*%**:(.*DL-+$$ 8G ?@ZB 6#C/"./"(# ,#* <@9#(0C("#&*.#A U;(#*C0/"0;%#; N0@ U*C9*0;% ,#* O+3CC.C/"#;

K#/"3;.O ;X%".O()5G U.(&O$%.* () 8(/&Dl(&O#. G ?@@j !"# K3CO &' 8&/*3(#CA !"# <@3%# &' ("# <;(#++#/(03+ .; $;(.V0.(B ;_&/,#.1/*0 -$

W(+/$-.&/( ^.#11G \#.O#+#0G WSD

p <==@ ^/-& P*' (&' /*1 P/2#&1-.1

Y= ^ X+-*#.'/cO

Page 13: Sloterdijk Geometry Colossal

!"#$%&%"#' "( )'*+ !"#$ %&'#()* +%, -* ./01)/%.*. 2&/+ '"* 345 0*-$#'* 2/& 6*&$/1%) &*$*%&("-, +*+-*&$ /2 $7-$(&#-#18 /&8%1#$%'#/1$9 !"#$ 5:; +%, 1/' -* 6)%(*. /1 %1, 0*-$#'* </& /'"*&/1)#1* .#$'&#-7'#/1 $,$'*+= 0#'"/7' 6*&+#$$#/1 /2 '"* 67-)#$"*&9