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Exploring how neoliberalism has discovered the productive force of the psyche
Byung-Chul Han, a star of German philosophy, continues his passionate critique of neoliberalism, trenchantly describing a regime of technological domination that, in contrast to Foucault’s biopower, has discovered the productive force of the psyche. In the course of discussing all the facets of neoliberal psychopolitics fueling our contemporary crisis of freedom, Han elaborates an analytical framework that provides an original theory of Big Data and a lucid phenomenology of emotion. But this provocative essay proposes counter models too, presenting a wealth of ideas and surprising alternatives at every turn.
Editions of Psychopolitics
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- ISBN 9781784785765
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781784785772
- EBook
- ISBN 9781784785796
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Exploring how neoliberalism has discovered the productive force of the psyche
Byung-Chul Han, a star of German philosophy, continues his passionate critique of neoliberalism, trenchantly describing a regime of technological domination that, in contrast to Foucault’s biopower, has discovered the productive force of the psyche. In the course of discussing all the facets of neoliberal psychopolitics fueling our contemporary crisis of freedom, Han elaborates an analytical framework that provides an original theory of Big Data and a lucid phenomenology of emotion. But this provocative essay proposes counter models too, presenting a wealth of ideas and surprising alternatives at every turn.
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Exploring how neoliberalism has discovered the productive force of the psyche
Byung-Chul Han, a star of German philosophy, continues his passionate critique of neoliberalism, trenchantly describing a regime of technological domination that, in contrast to Foucault’s biopower, has discovered the productive force of the psyche. In the course of discussing all the facets of neoliberal psychopolitics fueling our contemporary crisis of freedom, Han elaborates an analytical framework that provides an original theory of Big Data and a lucid phenomenology of emotion. But this provocative essay proposes counter models too, presenting a wealth of ideas and surprising alternatives at every turn.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Psychopolitics?
Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government > Political science and theory
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781784785765
Is Psychopolitics part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Futures
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Psychopolitics?
Byung-Chul Han
Who is the Publisher of the book Psychopolitics?
Verso Books
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Psychopolitics is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781784785765) and paperback(ISBN 9781784785772) and ebook(ISBN 9781784785796)
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