Jean-Pierre Couture is Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa

"Jean-Pierre Couture's long-awaited essay on Peter Sloterdijk is the first attempt to assess his entire work and it is something of a tour-de-force. Peter Sloterdijk is one of the most inventive, provocative and controversial contemporary philosopher. A disciple of Nietzsche and Heidegger in rupture with the tradition of the School of Frankfurt, he is the most French of German philosophers. He was already something of a miracle when he emerged in the late 80s, and he has consistently remained a game changer. Jean-Pierre Couture's study will definitely fulfill the readers's expectations."Sylvere Lotringer, Columbia University"An excellent, intriguing and perceptive study of Peter Sloterdijk�s extraordinary work. This is no small task - Sloterdijk is a prolific writer, who covers a wide range of topics, and who is allusive, provocative and often unsystematic. A model of how to write about a thinker whose thought is still in process."Stuart Elden, University of Warwick� Sloterdijk�s eventful life, colourful style, intellectual ambition, provocative diagnoses, and even more controversial prescriptions are endlessly fascinating.�Church Times

• Contents List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Psychopolitics Anthropotechnics Spherology Controversy Therapy Conclusion Notes References Index