{"product_id":"byung-chul-han-a-critical-introduction-paperback-softback-9781509560998","title":"Byung-Chul Han; A Critical Introduction (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509560998","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eByung-Chul Han\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSteven Knepper (Author), Ethan Stoneman (Author), Robert Wyllie (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509560998, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 June 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Han’s most striking qualities are his unfailing sense for topicality and his ability to write philosophy ‘for all and none’. This introduction brings coherence to a work that seems to follow the ever-changing buzzwords of the present. The authors reveal the overall ethos in Han’s thought: philosophy as a therapy to survive neoliberal modernity.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEva Horn, University of Vienna\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Han expounds with shocking clarity how we are self-manipulated by our supposed freedoms and achievements, exposing how presumably individual choices are generated by digital systems. The authors’ limpid presentations make Han’s brutal revelations accessible and alluring.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Franke, Vanderbilt University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very nice introduction to Han's diagnoses of the afflictions of our times.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFront Porch Republic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eByung-Chul Han is one of the most important living philosophers, renowned for his critiques of the digital age. In response to the idea that new technological devices expand our freedom, he argues that they lead to burnout and self-absorption and that we must redevelop contemplative practices which slow us down and open us up. He has brought to his thought forms of deep cosmopolitanism developed from both Zen Buddhism and a renewed Romanticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is the first critical introduction to Han’s body of work. Knepper, Stoneman, and Wyllie explore Han’s rich oeuvre to date and his incisive contributions to a range of disciplines, including critical theory, media studies, political philosophy, and aesthetics. They unpack his key terms and illustrate his concepts with a range of examples, revealing how the critiques of the “achievement society” and burnout, which have earned Han a global audience, build on his earlier accounts of power, violence, and mood. This broader view addresses the most frequent criticisms of Han and makes a compelling case that he is not only an insightful diagnostician of the present moment but one whose interpretation of both Western and Eastern traditions offers wisdom for navigating the now acute problems of modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis lively book is essential reading for anyone getting to grips with Han’s extraordinary work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 Burnout: Against Achievement Culture\u003cbr\u003e2 World-Friendliness: Moods for Deep Cosmopolitanism\u003cbr\u003e3 Digital Bias: The Positivity of the Transparency Society\u003cbr\u003e4 Digital Psychopolitics: Toward the Total Control Society\u003cbr\u003e5 Duration: Finding Time\u003cbr\u003e6 Eros: Finding the Other\u003cbr\u003eCoda: From The ria to Big Data and Back Again\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453549179160,"sku":"9781509560998","price":16.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509560998.jpg?v=1785286275","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/byung-chul-han-a-critical-introduction-paperback-softback-9781509560998","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}