The Palliative Society
Pain Today
Our societies today are characterized by a universal algophobia: a generalized fear of pain. We strive to avoid all painful conditions - even the pain of love is treated as suspect. This algophobia extends into society: less and less space is given to conflicts and controversies that might prompt painful discussions. It takes hold of politics too: politics becomes a palliative politics that is incapable of implementing radical reforms that might be painful, so all we get is more of the same.Faced with the coronavirus pandemic, the palliative society is transformed into a society of survival. The virus enters the palliative zone of well-being…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5095-4725-8
- EAN: 9781509547258
- Produktnummer: 36805724
- Verlag: Wiley
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 76 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 273 KB
Über den Autor
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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