Introduction to the Dossier: Samuel Weber at Eighty

Three and a half years ago, the new normal of video conferencing forced upon the world by the COVID-19 pandemic turned forth an unexpected silver lining: scholars separated by seemingly insurmountable physical distances were able to gather in celebration of Samuel Weber's 80th birthday at an online event jointly organized by the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought at Goldsmiths, University of London and Northwestern University.Over the course of his long and prolific career, Weber has been a mentor and an inspiration to several generations of scholars, and it is a testament to his vast impact that those who spoke at the conference not only hail from all around the globe (inter alia Taipei, Berlin, London