{"product_id":"symbolic-misery-volume-2-the-catastrophe-of-the-sensible-hardcover","title":"Symbolic Misery, Volume 2: The Catastrophe of the Sensible Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eStore Name: Online Store\u003cbr\u003eProduct Condition: Good As New\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Nil\u003cbr\u003eExpiry date: Nil\u003cbr\u003eWarranty date: Nil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePICTURES FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY. ACTUAL PACKAGING AND PRINT MAY VARY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Type: Psychology\/Philosophy\/Sociology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this important new book, leading cultural theorist and philosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship between politics and art in the contemporary world. Our hyper-industrial epoch represents what Stiegler terms a �katastroph of the sensible�. This katastroph is not an apocalypse or the end of everything, but the denouement of a drama; it is the final act in the process of psychic and collective individuation known as the �West�.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHyper-industrialization has brought about the loss of symbolic participation and the destruction of primordial narcissism, the very condition for individuation. It is in this context that artists have a unique role to play. When not subsumed in the capitalist economy, they are able to resist its synchronizing tendency, offering the possibility of reimagining the contemporary model of aesthetic participation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis highly original work - the second in Stiegler�s Symbolic Misery series - will be of particular interest to students in philosophy, media and cultural studies, contemporary art and sociology, and will consolidate Stiegler�s reputation as one of the most original cultural theorists of our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BERNARD STIEGLER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53749757968747,"sku":"etz1787249862759","price":2.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/1268\/3883\/files\/symbolic-misery-volume-2-the-catastrophe-of-the-sensible-hardcover_1.jpg?v=1787249871","url":"https:\/\/freshroasted.shop\/products\/symbolic-misery-volume-2-the-catastrophe-of-the-sensible-hardcover","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}