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At once profound, accessible, and utterly essential—an animated conversation between two eminent thinkers illuminating what we mean when we talk about living. Here, Butler criticizes the norms that make life precarious and unlivable, while Worms appeals to a “critical vitalism” as a way of allowing the hardship of the unlivable to reveal what is vital for us.

The unlivable is the most extreme point of human suffering and injustice. But what is it exactly? How do we define the unlivable? And what can we do to prevent and repair it? These are the intriguing questions Judith Butler and Frédéric Worms discuss in a captivating dialogue situated at the crossroads of contemporary life and politics. Here, Judith Butler criticizes the norms that make life precarious and unlivable, while Frédéric Worms appeals to a \