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Capitalism and the Death Drive
Taschenbuch von Byung-Chul Han
Sprache: Englisch

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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 one's 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 'couldn't 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.
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 one's 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 'couldn't 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.
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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 180
ISBN-13: 9781509545001
ISBN-10: 150954500X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Han, Byung-Chul
Übersetzung: Steuer, Daniel
Hersteller: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Maße: 205 x 141 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Byung-Chul Han
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.05.2021
Gewicht: 0,217 kg
preigu-id: 119083686
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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 180
ISBN-13: 9781509545001
ISBN-10: 150954500X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Han, Byung-Chul
Übersetzung: Steuer, Daniel
Hersteller: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Maße: 205 x 141 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Byung-Chul Han
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.05.2021
Gewicht: 0,217 kg
preigu-id: 119083686
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