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It is hard to imagine a philosopher more alert to all aspects of contemporary intellectual life than Markus Gabriel. It is also hard to imagine one more tenacious in defending his views. In this book, he offers a brilliant theory of error and confusion, aspects of human cognition no less important than knowledge. Like all of Gabriel’s books, it brings the reader face-to-face with the state of the art. -- Graham Harman, author of <i>Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything</i> Again displaying his gift for finding something new in timeworn philosophical areas, here Markus Gabriel focuses on what it is to be wrong. But the book covers much more, tackling in original ways the nature of consciousness and reality, subjectivity and objectivity, and their various possible relationships. Erudite, well-argued, deep, and yet still highly readable, this book is sure to become a classic. -- Dean Rickles, author of <i>Life Is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful</i>

It is hard to imagine a philosopher more alert to all aspects of contemporary intellectual life than Markus Gabriel. It is also hard to imagine one more tenacious in defending his views. In this book, he offers a brilliant theory of error and confusion, aspects of human cognition no less important than knowledge. Like all of Gabriel’s books, it brings the reader face-to-face with the state of the art. -- Graham Harman, author of <i>Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything</i>

A significant, ambitious book about the timely matter of ignorance, error, and how they shape subjectivity. It illuminates how ‘being wrong’ is part and parcel of being. -- Aaron James, author of <i>Assholes: A Theory of Donald Trump</i> It is hard to imagine a philosopher more alert to all aspects of contemporary intellectual life than Markus Gabriel. It is also hard to imagine one more tenacious in defending his views. In this book, he offers a brilliant theory of error and confusion, aspects of human cognition no less important than knowledge. Like all of Gabriel’s books, it brings the reader face-to-face with the state of the art. -- Graham Harman, author of <i>Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything</i> Again displaying his gift for finding something new in timeworn philosophical areas, here Markus Gabriel focuses on what it is to be wrong. But the book covers much more, tackling in original ways the nature of consciousness and reality, subjectivity and objectivity, and their various possible relationships. Erudite, well-argued, deep, and yet still highly readable, this book is sure to become a classic. -- Dean Rickles, author of <i>Life Is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful</i>

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Markus Gabriel holds the Chair in Epistemology and Modern and Contemporary Philosophy and directs the International Center for Philosophy at the University of Bonn. His books, which include Why the World Does Not Exist, Fields of Sense, and I Am Not a Brain, have been translated into more than fifteen languages.

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