Vertigo: The Temptation of Identity

Reading philosophy through the lens of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, Andrea Cavalletti shows why, for two centuries, major philosophers have come to think of vertigo as intrinsically part of philosophy itself. In doing so, Cavalletti brings out the vertiginous nature of identity.

Organized around readings of Hitchcock’s classic film, the book deftly weaves together popular culture and a range of philosophical traditions.