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On the Pleasure Principle in Culture
Illusions Without Owners
Taschenbuch von Robert Pfaller
Sprache: Englisch

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In this fascinating work of cultural theory and philosophy, Robert Pfaller explores the hidden cost of our contemporary approach to pleasure, belief and illusion. Sports, design, eroticism, social intercourse and games - indeed, all those aspects of our culture commonly deemed 'pleasurable' - seem to require beliefs that many regard as illusory. But in considering themselves above the self-deceptions of the crowd, those same sceptics are prone to dismissing a majority of the population as naive or misguided. In doing so, they create a false opposition between the 'simple' masses and their more enlightened rulers. And this dichotomy then functions as an ideological support for neoliberal government: citizens become irrational victims, to be ruled over by a protective security state. What initially appears to be a universal pleasure principle - the role of 'anonymous illusions' in mass culture - in this way becomes a rationale for dismantling democracy.
In this fascinating work of cultural theory and philosophy, Robert Pfaller explores the hidden cost of our contemporary approach to pleasure, belief and illusion. Sports, design, eroticism, social intercourse and games - indeed, all those aspects of our culture commonly deemed 'pleasurable' - seem to require beliefs that many regard as illusory. But in considering themselves above the self-deceptions of the crowd, those same sceptics are prone to dismissing a majority of the population as naive or misguided. In doing so, they create a false opposition between the 'simple' masses and their more enlightened rulers. And this dichotomy then functions as an ideological support for neoliberal government: citizens become irrational victims, to be ruled over by a protective security state. What initially appears to be a universal pleasure principle - the role of 'anonymous illusions' in mass culture - in this way becomes a rationale for dismantling democracy.
Über den Autor
Robert Pfaller teaches Philosophy and Cultural Theory as Associate Professor at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz, Austria.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 288
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781781681749
ISBN-10: 1781681740
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Pfaller, Robert
Hersteller: Verso Books
Maße: 233 x 154 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Robert Pfaller
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2014
Gewicht: 0,49 kg
preigu-id: 105680389
Über den Autor
Robert Pfaller teaches Philosophy and Cultural Theory as Associate Professor at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz, Austria.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 288
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781781681749
ISBN-10: 1781681740
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Pfaller, Robert
Hersteller: Verso Books
Maße: 233 x 154 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Robert Pfaller
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2014
Gewicht: 0,49 kg
preigu-id: 105680389
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