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The Scent of Time
Language: en
Pages: 120
Authors: Byung-Chul Han
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-25 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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In his philosophical reflections on the art of lingering, acclaimed cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han argues that the value we attach today to the vita activa is
What is Power?
Language: en
Pages: 120
Authors: Byung-Chul Han
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-12-28 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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Power is a pervasive phenomenon yet there is little consensus on what it is and how it should be understood. In this book the cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han d
Saving Beauty
Language: en
Pages: 120
Authors: Byung-Chul Han
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-10-27 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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Beauty today is a paradox. The cult of beauty is ubiquitous but it has lost its transcendence and become little more than an aspect of consumerism, the aestheti
The Expulsion of the Other
Language: en
Pages: 100
Authors: Byung-Chul Han
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-01-08 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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The days of the Other are over in this age of excessive communication, information and consumption. What used to be the Other, be it as friend, as Eros or as he
Capitalism and the Death Drive
Language: en
Pages: 135
Authors: Byung-Chul Han
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-18 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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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 a