Capitalism and the Death Drive (inbunden)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
180
Utgivningsdatum
2021-05-28
Förlag
Polity Press
Översättare
Daniel Steuer
Medarbetare
Han, Byung-Chul
Illustrationer
Black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
211 x 142 x 18 mm
Vikt
300 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
392:B&W 5.83 x 8.27 in or 210 x 148 mm (A5) Case Laminate on White w/Matte Lam
ISBN
9781509545018

Capitalism and the Death Drive

av Byung-Chul Han
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2021-05-28
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What we call growth today is in fact a tumorous growth, a cancerous proliferation which is disrupting the social organism. These tumours endlessly metastasize and grow with an inexplicable, deadly vitality. At a certain point this growth is no longer productive, but rather destructive. Capitalism passed this point long ago. Its destructive forces cause not only ecological and social catastrophes but also mental collapse. The destructive compulsion to perform combines self-affirmation and self-destruction in one. We optimize ourselves to death. Brutal competition ends in destruction. It produces an emotional coldness and indifference towards others as well as towards ones own self. The devastating consequences of capitalism suggest that a death drive is at work. Freud initially introduced the death drive hesitantly, but later admitted that he couldnt think beyond it as the idea of the death drive became increasingly central to his thought. Today, it is impossible to think about capitalism without considering the death drive.
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Byung-Chul Han is a Korean-born Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Studies who teaches at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). He is the author of more than twenty books including The Scent of Time, Saving Beauty and The Burnout Society.

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