The Agony of Eros by Alain Badiou (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Agony of Eros by Alain Badiou, Erik Butler, Byung-Chul Han Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description An argument that love requires the courage to accept self-negation for the sake of discovering the Other. Publisher Description An argument that love requires the courage to accept self-negation for the sake of discovering the Other.Byung-Chul Han is one of the most widely read philosophers in Europe today, a member of the new generation of German thinkers that includes Markus Gabriel and Armen Avanessian. In The Agony of Eros, a bestseller in Germany, Han considers the threat to love and desire in todays society. For Han, love requires the courage to accept self-negation for the sake of discovering the Other. In a world of fetishized individualism and technologically mediated social interaction, it is the Other that is eradicated, not the self. In todays increasingly narcissistic society, we have come to look for love and desire within the "inferno of the same."Han offers a survey of the threats to Eros, drawing on a wide range of sources-Lars von Triers film Melancholia, Wagners Tristan und Isolde, Fifty Shades of Grey, Michel Foucault (providing a scathing critique of Foucaults valorization of power), Martin Buber, Hegel, Baudrillard, Flaubert, Barthes, Plato, and others. Han considers the "pornographication" of society, and shows how pornography profanes eros; addresses capitalisms leveling of essential differences; and discusses the politics of eros in todays "burnout society." To be dead to love, Han argues, is to be dead to thought itself.Concise in its expression but unsparing in its insight, The Agony of Eros is an important and provocative entry in Hans ongoing analysis of contemporary society.This remarkable essay, an intellectual experience of the first order, affords one of the best ways to gain full awareness of and join in one of the most pressing struggles of the day- the defense, that is to say-as Rimbaud desired it-the "reinvention" of love.-from the foreword by Alain Badiou Author Biography Byung-Chul Han, born in Seoul, is Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at the Universit t der K nste Berlin (UdK). One of the most widely read philosophers in Europe, he is the author of more than twenty books, including including four previous volumes in the MIT Press Untimely Meditations series, In the Swarm- Digital Prospects, The Agony of Eros, Shanzhai- Deconstruction in Chinese, and Topology of Violence.Alain Badiou is a French philosopher. He has published a number of major philosophical works, including The Immanence of Truths, the final installment of his Being and Event trilogy, released in French in 2018. Details ISBN 0262533375 ISBN-13 9780262533379 Title The Agony of Eros Author Alain Badiou, Erik Butler, Byung-Chul Han Format Paperback Year 2017 Pages 88 Publisher MIT Press Ltd GE_Item_ID:102237633; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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