The Committee on Social Theory is excited to announce the Fall 2013 Distinguished Speaker, Dr. Simon Critchley. Dr. Critchley is the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research. He held the position of chair in philosophy at the New School from 2008–2011. He is particularly interested in modern Continental philosophy, but has written on a variety of themes such as ethical and political theory, the relation between philosophy and poetry, and the nature of humor. Dr. Critchley’s books include Faith of the Faithless (2012), Impossible Objects (2011), How to Stop Living and Start Worrying (2010), The Book of Dead Philosophers (2009), Infinitely Demanding (2007), Things Merely Are (2005), On Humour (2002), and Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (2001). Dr. Critchley also moderates “The Stone,” an opinion series in The New York Times that features the writing of contemporary philosophers which ranges in topic from art, war, popular culture, and more.