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Simon Critchley has written over twenty books, including studies of Greek tragedy, David Bowie, football, suicide, Shakespeare, and how philosophers die, as well as a novella. He is the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York and a Director of the Onassis Foundation. As co-editor of The Stone at The New York Times, Critchley showed that philosophy plays a vital role in the public realm.
On Mysticism
On Mysticism (2024) Mysticism is all about traversing the limits of experience to get a taste of the ecstatic. In his forthcoming book, the philosopher Simon Critchley lays out the coordinates for a bold new understanding of mysticism, freed of the trappings of new-age escapism and traditional religious belief. From Julian of Norwich and Anne Carson to Annie Dillard, T.S. Eliot, and Nick Cave, Critchley traces the path of figures who have reached out beyond the self in order to discover a fluid openness between thought and existence.
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Barnes and Noble, Waterstones.
Listen to a preview of the audiobook here
Critchley is a figure of quite startling brilliance, and I can never guess what he’ll do next, only that it is sure to sustain and nourish my appetite for his voice.


— Jonathan Lethem
The Stone from The New York Times A landmark collection of essays from The New York Times’ award-winning philosophy column. As disinformation continues to run rampant and our rights are increasingly called into question, editors Simon Critchley and Peter Catapano contend that philosophy in the public sphere is more crucial than ever. The world urgently needs insight and the courage to ask hard questions.
The Stone
Critchley is an international treasure — that rare and real philosopher who embraces Rousseau’s ‘feeling of existence,’ David Bowie’s vision of love, and Philip K. Dick’s genius with genuine wrestling and a soulful smile!


— Cornel West
Apply-Degger Podcast Apply-degger is a deep dive into Heidegger’s Being and Time, the most important philosophical work of the last 100 years. The series is for all those who would like to know how Heidegger’s thinking can be applied to their own life, but are daunted by its 437 densely written pages. Episode by episode, we’ll take a guided tour of Heidegger’s transformative project, covering key concepts and their impact on thinking and world culture. Listen Here
Simon Critchley
Critchley is 50% of the obscure musical combo Critchley & Simmons, whose new album Gone Forever was released in 2024.
You can find more in the Archive.
For book-related inquiries,
please contact Nemonie Craven
and for speaking engagements, Andrew DeSio.
Simon Critchley has written over twenty books, including studies of Greek tragedy, David Bowie, football, suicide, Shakespeare, and how philosophers die, as well as a novella. He is the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York and a Director of the Onassis Foundation. As co-editor of The Stone at The New York Times, Critchley showed that philosophy plays a vital role in the public realm.
On Mysticism
On Mysticism
(2024)
Mysticism is all about traversing the limits of experience to get a taste of the ecstatic. In his forthcoming book, the philosopher Simon Critchley lays out the coordinates for a bold new understanding of mysticism, freed of the trappings of new-age escapism and traditional religious belief. From Julian of Norwich and Anne Carson to Annie Dillard, T.S. Eliot, and Nick Cave, Critchley traces the path of figures who have reached out beyond the self in order to discover a fluid openness between thought and existence.
Order from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Waterstones
Listen to a preview of the audiobook here
Critchley is a figure of quite startling brilliance, and I can never guess what he’ll do next, only that it is sure to sustain and nourish my appetite for his voice.
— Jonathan Lethem
The Stone
The Stone
The New York Times
A landmark collection of essays from The New York Times’ award-winning philosophy column. As disinformation continues to run rampant and our rights are increasingly called into question, editors Simon Critchley and Peter Catapano contend that philosophy in the public sphere is more crucial than ever. The world urgently needs insight and the courage to ask hard questions.
Order from Amazon, Barnes and Noble
Critchley is an international treasure — that rare and real philosopher who embraces Rousseau’s ‘feeling of existence,’ David Bowie’s vision of love, and Philip K. Dick’s genius with genuine wrestling and a soulful smile!
— Cornel West
Apply-Degger
Podcast
On Mysticism
Apply-degger is a deep dive into Heidegger’s Being and Time, the most important philosophical work of the last 100 years. The series is for all those who would like to know how Heidegger’s thinking can be applied to their own life, but are daunted by its 437 densely written pages. Episode by episode, we’ll take a guided tour of Heidegger’s transformative project, covering key concepts and their impact on thinking and world culture. Listen Here
Simon Critchley
Critchley is 50% of the obscure musical combo Critchley & Simmons, whose new album Gone Forever was released in 2024. You can find more in the Archive.

For book-related inquiries, please contact Nemonie Craven and for speaking engagements, Andrew DeSio.