{"product_id":"9781932698626","title":"Cabinet 54: The Accident","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough most often thought of in prosaic terms—a spilled drink, a fender bender, a slip on an icy street—the accident is a concept with a long and complex philosophical pedigree. From Aristotle to Paul Virilio, the accident—from the Latin, meaning to \"fall out\"—is something that comes as a surprise, yet must also be planned for and strategically avoided. And, of course, not all accidents are bad—think of the accidental encounter with a stranger that turns into friendship or love. \u003ci\u003eCabinet\u003c\/i\u003e issue 54, with a special section on \"The Accident,\" features Greg Siegel on the concept of the \"decent interval,\" the amount of time a structure is expected to function before its \"accidental\" collapse or failure; Jeffrey Schnapp on a philosophy of motorcycle racing and accidents; Dorion Sagan on magic tricks and the production of apparently accidental miracles, and Andrea Reti on the slow-moving horror of the Boston Molasses Disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cabinet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040253591792,"sku":"9781932698626","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781932698626_p0.jpg?v=1763640117","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781932698626","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}