Aaron Schuster is a philosopher and writer, based in Amsterdam. He has written on topics such as the philosophy of tickling, the history of levitation, the comedy of Lubitsch, the theater of Genet, Kafka’s philosopher dog, anti-sexuality, and complaining, and has collaborated as a writer and dramaturge with artists on a number of projects. He is the author of The Trouble with Pleasure: Deleuze and Psychoanalysis (MIT Press, 2016), and co-author of Sovereignty, Inc.: Three Inquiries in Politics and Enjoyment (University of Chicago Press, 2020). His book How to Research Like a Dog: Kafka’s New Science will be published by MIT Press in 2023.