{"product_id":"non-things-upheaval-in-the-lifeworld-hardback-9781509551699","title":"Non-things; Upheaval in the Lifeworld (Hardback) 9781509551699","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNon-things\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUpheaval in the Lifeworld\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eByung-Chul Han (Author), Daniel Steuer (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509551699, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 May 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e110 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.1 x 14.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.272 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“Byung-Chul Han […] has sounded the alarm about the next and even more sinister stage of societal evolution, wherein the terrestrial order itself gives way to the rising digital order.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Olemesky, \u003ci\u003eThe American Spectator\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Han’s great achievement in this book is to describe something that anyone who spends their time working from home on a computer, consuming media on streaming platforms, finding dates on Tinder or keeping in touch with friends on Facebook or Instagram will already be at least dimly aware of, though far from necessarily sure how to conceptualise: the deep alienation, the restless dissatisfaction and confusion that one experiences with the world as it is mediated through a screen.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literary Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“fascinating... Han manages... to carve out words in such a way that they appear to have the kind of physical quality that almost allows them to become objects in themselves.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“an aesthetic call to 're-romanticize' and 're-materialize' our relationship to the world.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShanghai Literary Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Reading \u003ci\u003eNon-things\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us of the dangers of severing ties to things since they give our lives meaning. The book points the way forward by suggesting that we must return to positive physical participation on Earth, surrounding ourselves and interacting with things while respecting their separateness. To go through life tethered to things, grounded by the history and memory they establish, is to walk \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e the Earth, rather than trampling over it or seeking to transcend it altogether.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcological Citizen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“a compact, power punch of a book”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMandy Brown\u003ci\u003e, A Working Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003eWe no longer inhabit earth and dwell under the sky: these are being replaced by Google Earth and the Cloud. The terrestrial order is giving way to a digital order, the world of things is being replaced by a world of non-things – a constantly expanding \"infosphere\" of information and communication which displaces objects and obliterates any stillness and calmness in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eByung-Chul Han's critique of the infosphere highlights the price we are paying for our growing preoccupation with information and communication. Today we search for more information without gaining any real knowledge. We communicate constantly without participating in a community. We save masses of data without keeping track of our memories. We accumulate friends and followers without encountering other people. This is how information develops a form of life that has no stability or duration. And as we become increasingly absorbed in the infosphere, we lose touch with the magic of things which provide a stable environment for dwelling and give continuity to human life. The infosphere may seem to grant us new freedoms but it creates new forms of control too, and it cuts us off from the kind of freedom that is tied to acting in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new book by one of the most creative cultural theorists writing today will be of interest to a wide readership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlso available as an audiobook.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Things to Non-Things\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Possessing to Experiencing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Smartphone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Selfies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Artifical Intelligence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Views of Things\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       The Villainy of Things\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       The Reverse of Things\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       Ghosts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       The Magic of Things\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       The Forgetfulness of Things in Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       Heidegger’s Hand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       Things Close to the Heart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Stillness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Excursus on the Jukebox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\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":52501181563160,"sku":"9781509551699","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509551699.jpg?v=1786215449","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/non-things-upheaval-in-the-lifeworld-hardback-9781509551699","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}