{"product_id":"cabinet-54-the-accident-9781932698626","title":"Cabinet 54: The Accident","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sina Najafi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cabinet\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cabinet\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criticism \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough most often thought of in prosaic terms--a spilled drink, a fender bender, a slip on an icy street--the accident is a concept with a long and complex philosophical pedigree. From Aristotle to Paul Virilio, the accident--from the Latin, meaning to \"fall out\"--is something that comes as a surprise, yet must also be planned for and strategically avoided. And, of course, not all accidents are bad--think of the accidental encounter with a stranger that turns into friendship or love. \u003ci\u003eCabinet\u003c\/i\u003e issue 54, with a special section on \"The Accident,\" features Greg Siegel on the concept of the \"decent interval,\" the amount of time a structure is expected to function before its \"accidental\" collapse or failure; Jeffrey Schnapp on a philosophy of motorcycle racing and accidents; Dorion Sagan on magic tricks and the production of apparently accidental miracles, and Andrea Reti on the slow-moving horror of the Boston Molasses Disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cabinet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47999644729495,"sku":"9781932698626","price":805.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781932698626.webp?v=1783601299","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cabinet-54-the-accident-9781932698626","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}