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The Expulsion of the Other - Society, Perception and Communication Today (Hardcover)
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The Expulsion of the Other - Society, Perception and Communication Today (Hardcover)
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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 hell, is now
indistinguishable from the self in our narcissistic desire to
assimilate everything and everyone until there are no boundaries
left. The result is a 'terror of the Same', lives in which we no
longer pursue knowledge, insight and experience but are instead
reduced to the echo chambers and illusory encounters offered by
social media. In extreme cases, this feeling of disorientation and
senselessness is compensated through self-harm, or even harming
others through acts of terrorism. Byung-Chul Han argues that our
times are characterized not by external repression but by an
internal depression, whereby the destructive pressure comes not
from the Other but from the self. It is only by returning to a
society of listeners and lovers, by acknowledging and desiring the
Other, that we can seek to overcome the isolation and suffering
caused by this crushing process of total assimilation.
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Imprint: |
Polity Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2018 |
First published: |
2018 |
Authors: |
B. Chan
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Dimensions: |
217 x 145 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
100 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5095-2305-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
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LSN: |
1-5095-2305-7 |
Barcode: |
9781509523054 |
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