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David Riesman and Critical Theory - Autonomy Instead of Emancipation (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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David Riesman and Critical Theory - Autonomy Instead of Emancipation (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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Although David Riesman wrote over half a century ago, his concept
of autonomy as presented in The Lonely Crowd (1950) speaks directly
to the intellectual and emotional disarrangements of the
twenty-first century. The current malaise produced by the excesses
of commodity culture, information technology, the hyperreal, and
"fake news" militate against our ability to think critically about
contemporary society. And while postmodern authors insist that this
bewildering situation weakens and assails our critical thinking
skills, Riesman's notion of autonomy refuses to capitulate to such
a somber interpretation. Rather, he is convinced that individuals
have the intellectual and emotional mettle to think for themselves
and not be drawn into the demands of a commercialized culture and a
commodity-driven lifestyle. As we pick and choose the terms of our
engagement, we can remain aloof from society's engulfing influence
and preserve the oppositional thinking needed for democracy. To
illustrate this point most clearly, this book puts Riesman into
conversation with the writings of Theodor Adorno, whose evaluation
of the critical faculty's ability to withstand "the culture
industry" is famously pessimistic.
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