On the Pleasure Principle in Culture
Pfaller, Robert
| Autor: | Pfaller, Robert |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Philosophy |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 15.07.2014 |
| EAN: | 9781781681749 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 288 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Verso |
| Untertitel: | Illusions Without Owners |
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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.
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